In 1991, Ms. Mattes, then known as Sharon Bottoms, gave birth to a son, Tyler Doustou. as a matter of fact he is all grown up now and he is also . Sharon Mattes, left, known at the time as Sharon Bottoms, with her domestic partner, April Wade, in Richmond, Va., in 1993. Sharon Mattes, known as Sharon Bottoms when she fought to overcome anti-LGBTQ bias in a legal battle for custody of her son in the 1990s—a headline case for queer parents—has died at age 48. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Jones Funeral
Sharon Mattes passed away in Richlands, North Carolina. By then, she was already divorced from the boy’s father, who was not involved in raising the child.
Sharon Bottoms Mattes, who lost custody of her son to her mother after a court ruled she was "an unfit parent" because she was involved in a same-sex relationship, has died aged 48. In 1993, Sharon Bottoms, a 23 year old lesbian mother from the Richmond area gained local, state and national attention when she lost custody of her 2 year old son Tyler to Kay Bottoms, Sharon’s mother. She died on 21 January at her home in Richlands, North Carolina, according to …
Sharon Bottoms Mattes, who lost custody of her son for no other reason than that she was in a lesbian relationship, died January 21 at 48, WaPo reports. Sharon Mattes, who in the 1990s lost custody of her son because she was in a same-sex relationship, has died at age 48. Sharon Bottoms Mattes, who lost custody of her son to her mother after a court ruled she was "an unfit parent" because she was involved in a same-sex relationship, has died aged 48.
A Virginia appeals court overturned the ruling, but it was reinstated later by the Virginia Supreme Court.
Sharon Bottoms Mattes, a central figure in a prolonged court battle in the 1990s who lost custody of her son to her mother after Virginia courts ruled that she was No cause of death was given for Bottoms Mattes (she married a man, Bill Mattes, in 2012).
The case was, however, one of the first where a gay or lesbian parent’s real name was used … Sharon Bottoms Mattes—a central figure in a closely watched 1990s LGBT-related child-custody case—has died at 48, according to The Washington Post. A judge ruled that she was an …
Sharon Bottoms, who died recently at age 48, made headlines in the 1990s when she lost custody of her son to her mother, who argued that Bottoms' homosexuality made her an unfit parent. Sharon Bottoms Mattes, who lost custody of her son to her mother after a court ruled she was "an unfit parent" because she was involved in a same-sex relationship, has died aged 48. ... Sharon Tate didn't die during childbirth. Last March she sued for custody of Tyler on the grounds that Sharon’s sexual orientation made her an unfit mother. Wiki User 2010-01-27 16:54:41. no she lost the battle for custody!! Sharon Mattes, who under the name Sharon Bottoms was at the center of a much-publicized custody case in Virginia in the 1990s in which her own mother argued that she and her same-sex partner were not suitable parents, died on Jan. 21 in Richlands, N.C. In 1993, a Henrico County juvenile court judge ruled that Sharon Bottoms was an unfit mother because she was a lesbian, and awarded custody of Bottoms' then 20-month-old son, Tyler Doustou, to Bottoms' mother, Pamela Kay Bottoms. No cause of death was given for Bottoms Mattes (she married a man, Bill Mattes, in 2012).
The Bottoms case was appalling. Sharon Bottoms Mattes—a central figure in a closely watched 1990s LGBT-related child-custody case—has died at 48, according to The Washington Post. Funeral Home Services for Sharon are being provided by Jones Funeral Home. The Bottoms case was appalling.
Did Sharon bottoms ever get custody back of her son?