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Arizona governor signs adoption bill: gay parents, step to the back of the line
A bill signed Monday by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will direct the state and other adoption agencies to give married couples a preference over single adults when placing children in adoptive and foster homes.
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Virginia Attorney General advises against allowing gay couple adoptions
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has advised the State Board of Social Services it does not have the authority to change regulations that would permit gay couples to adopt.
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Illinois Senate committee kills anti-gay adoption measure
The Illinois Senate has voted down a controversial measure that would have allowed religious and faith-based groups deny same-sex couples from adopting or fostering children.
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Arkansas Supreme Court rules gay adoption ban ‘unconstitutional’
In a unanimous ruling, the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a voter-approved initiative that barred gay couples and other unmarried people living together from adopting or serving as foster parents.
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Virginia Governor considers reversing plan to allow gay couple adoptions
Virginia’s Gov. Robert McDonnell is considering whether to undo regulations that would allow gay couples to adopt children in Virginia through any state-licensed agency, private or religious.
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Same-sex parents’ rights: It’s not Hollywood, it’s war
A series of court cases in the past two months shows that the right of lesbian and gay people to be recognized as parents is still very much open to challenge — and one legal expert says the challenges will increase.
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Florida ban on gay adoptions ends as Attorney General declines to appeal
Bringing an end to Florida’s 33-year-old ban on gay adoptions, state attorney general Bill McCollum announced Friday that he will not appeal to the state supreme court a lower court ruling that the ban was unconstitutional.
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Florida child welfare agency will not appeal ruling to allow gay adoptions
Florida will cease to enforce its ban gay adoptions, as the Department of Children and Families announced Tuesday that it would not appeal the September decision by the Third District Court of Appeals that the ban was unconstitutional.
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Appeals court upholds ruling: Florida’s ban on gay adoption ‘unconstitutional’
A court ruling declaring Florida’s ban against gay adoption unconstitutional was upheld Wednesday in a decision by the Third District Court of Appeals in Miami, affirming the controversial adoption of two foster children by a gay Miami couple. The Miami Herald reports: The unanimous 3-0 decision deals a critical blow to Florida’s 33-year-old law banning […]
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NY Governor signs law permitting joint adoptions for unmarried partners
A new New York State law permits unmarried partners — including gay couples — to jointly adopt a child. Governor David Paterson announced Sunday that he signed the adoption bill, which was effective immediately. The law also substitutes the gender-neutral term “married couple” in the adoption statute for “husband and wife.” According to sponsors, that […]