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:Eric Ethington (Author) | March 2, 2011
Illinois – A legal challenge against adoption agencies which refuse to foster children with gay parents may be coming soon, and the state is now researching the legal precedents for religious organizations which run adoption and foster care agencies who enforce the ban but receive government funding. Several other states have already changed policies to refuse government funding towards any [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 21, 2011
Connecticut – The State Supreme Court ruled in favor of two fathers who were denied parental rights by the state after they used a surrogate to give birth to their child. This is being hailed as a huge win for both same sex couples and any other parents that use surrogates. Anthony and Shawn Raftopol [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 14, 2011
Louisiana – Oren Adar and Mickey Smith adopted their baby in New York, with a full adoption decree by a NY judge. But upon return to Louisiana, a local court refused to issue them the new birth certificate – despite the clear constitutional requirement to do so. The couple, represented by Lambda Legal, wanted to [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 27, 2010
Australia – A court has given permission to a church-run adoption agency to continue discriminating against gay couples, even though national law requires that no agency discriminate. Sigh… just one week after the same state, New South Wales (NSW), saw its first gay adoption. Apparently neither the sitting party in NSW or the opposing party have any [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 20, 2010
North Carolina – The State Supreme Court has just ruled 5-2 that 2nd parent adoptions are no longer legal. A State Legislator’s partner is now having the rights over her son stripped away from her. State Senator Julia Boseman’s partner Melissa Jarrell legally adopted her partner’s biological son. But now the State Supreme Court has [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 20, 2010
Israel – A gay couple in Jerusalem have just succeeded in a landmark case which will clear the way for all 2nd-parent adoptions by same sex couples. This concludes a long court battle where one partner was trying to become the 2nd legal guardian of his partner’s children. Irit Rosenblum, who submitted the request for [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 16, 2010
The Australian State of New South Wales (NSW) has just seen its first gay adoption! After years of abuse from their bio parents, a young 5 year old brother and sister are finally being officially adopted by their foster parents, John and Jim. Tipped by Australian PRIDEinUtah reader Michael B. (All names are pseudonyms, as [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 13, 2010
The Center For American Progress sent out a release yesterday calling on all states to end bans against same sex couples from adopting. There is a domino effect going across the country as states recognize that same sex couples are just as loving and capable parents. The victory in Florida is a huge win for advocates [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 22, 2010
Florida – The appellate court has once again ruled that the state’s ban on gay couples adopting is a violation of the constitution. Their decision upholds the lower court’s same ruling, but expectations are already in that the bigots will appeal to the Supreme Court. “We affirm the judgment of adoption, which holds subsection 63.042(3), Florida [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 21, 2010
New York – Good news! Governor David Paterson signed into law on Sunday a bill allowing unmarried couples, including same-sex couples the right to adopt children. Huzzah! Trying to make up for his screw-up yesterday much? We’ll still take it. “Unmarried partners, including gay couples, are now free to jointly adopt a child in New York State. [...]
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