In 2007 Atlanta, Georgia resident Eric Mongerson was forbidden from introducing his children to his partner or spend time around any of his LGBT friends.

After a strained divorce proceeding from his wife of nearly 20 years, the Fayette County Superior Court Judge Christopher Edwards awarded custody to Eric’s ex-wife, Sandy, and set the ban on any contact with Eric’s “homosexual partners and friends.” Eric’s ex-wife claimed that he had subjected the children to an array of “wholly inappropriate conduct” during a trip to Arkansas.

Not only did Eric feel this was unjust, unfounded and untrue, but it made him afraid to even introduce his children to his straight friends, for fear they’d be accused of being gay. His wife was able to bring a date to his daughter’s concert, but he was too worried to take them to his home.

So Eric did what any father would do–he contested the ban.

And on Monday, June 15th, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously agreed in Eric’s favor. Justice Robert Benham wrote a 10-page scathing report in which he denounced the trial court’s decision without sufficient evidence. He wrote that it “flies in the face of our public policy that encourages divorced parents to participate in the raising of their children.”

Sandy has no plans to appeal.

Finally, after two years, Eric was able to spend Father’s Day by introducing his children to his partner of two years.

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