Everyone loses in this case.

Especially the daughter.

Read About Isabella in the WaPo:

Janet Jenkins and Lisa Miller got hitched and had a baby together. Vermont says that's a simple truth. Virginia said it was all null and void. The future of a little girl hangs in the balance.

Even sadder that this family's personal tragedy will be used in the policy arena by homophobes against gay families.

Despite the strength of everyone's emotions and intentions, however, the first issue here isn't the merits of either mother's case. This seems to me to be a simple and straight-forward issue of jurisdiction in family law. And the law is very clear here.

Sounds like the VA court agreed.