Entry #1777: Same-sex adoption in Pennsylvania

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RegionPennsylvania
IssueSame-sex adoption
StatusLegal
Start Date2002
End Datenow
DescriptionAny individual may petition for single parent or joint adoption. Second-parent adoption is permitted via case law referenced below.
Sourceswww.lambdalegal.org/states-region/pennsylvania re Adoption of R.B.F., 803 A.2d 1195 (Pa. 2002)23 Pa. C.S.A. 2312


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Original entry
StatusLegal
Start Date2002
End Datenow
DescriptionAny individual may petition for single parent or joint adoption. Second-parent adoption is permitted via case law referenced below.
Sourceswww.lambdalegal.org/states-region/pennsylvania re Adoption of R.B.F., 803 A.2d 1195 (Pa. 2002)23 Pa. C.S.A. 2312