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| Region | United States |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. On June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court reversed an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that allowed a law listing parents by gender on birth certificates to stand. The new SCOTUS ruling allowed both same-sex spouses to be listed on birth certificates. These court rulings made adoption by same-sex couples legal in all 50 states. States can however require couples to be legally married before adopting. |
| Sources | https://www.findlaw.com/family/adoption/same-sex-adoption-cases.html |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_adoption_in_the_United_States https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/magazine-lgbt-adoption-in-us-process-laws-and-guidelines/#whatdoestheuslawsayaboutlgbtadoption | https://www.findlaw.com/family/adoption/same-sex-adoption-cases.html |
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| Description | On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. On June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court reversed an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that allowed a law listing parents by gender on birth certificates to stand. The new SCOTUS ruling allowed both same-sex spouses to be listed on birth certificates. These court rulings made adoption by same-sex couples legal in all 50 states. | On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. On June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court reversed an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that allowed a law listing parents by gender on birth certificates to stand. The new SCOTUS ruling allowed both same-sex spouses to be listed on birth certificates. These court rulings made adoption by same-sex couples legal in all 50 states. States can however require couples to be legally married before adopting. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_adoption_in_the_United_States | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_adoption_in_the_United_States https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/magazine-lgbt-adoption-in-us-process-laws-and-guidelines/#whatdoestheuslawsayaboutlgbtadoption |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Start Date | Apr 1, 1986 | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Description | Full joint adoption by same-sex couples is currently legal in the certain states. | On 31 March 2016, Federal District Court struck down Mississippi's ban on same-sex couple adoptions. On June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court reversed an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that allowed a law listing parents by gender on birth certificates to stand. The new SCOTUS ruling allowed both same-sex spouses to be listed on birth certificates. These court rulings made adoption by same-sex couples legal in all 50 states. |
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| Sources | http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/maps-of-state-laws-policies | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_adoption_in_the_United_States |
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Reports (13)
- Status is not correct "same sex adoption legal all 50 states"
- Status is not correct " This matter was largely settled when the U.S. Supreme Court effectively legalized same-sex adoption in all 50 states in 2017 after overturning an Arkansas law banning adoption by same-sex couples. All states should allow same-sex adoptions."
- Status is not correct "As of 2017, the Supreme Court ruled in Pavan v Smith that same sex couples should be treated equally under marriage, which has been expanded to include adoption."
- Status is not correct "Few states have different views."
- Status is not correct "Michigan law now states that discrimination based on sexual preference is illegal."
- Duplicate entry "American Samoa is entered twice"
- Status is not correct
- Duplicate entry "American Samoa appears 3 times."
- Status is not correct "Adoption by both parents is legal."
- Status is not correct "Same sex adoption is legal in all 50 states as March of this year. "
- Newer law has been passed "Since early 2016, all 50 states now allow LGBT couples to adopt children."
- Newer law has been passed
- Newer law has been passed "Same-Sex marriage has been legal nationwide since June 26, 2015."
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| Description | Full joint adoption by same-sex couples is currently legal in the following ares of the US: AR CA CT D.C. DE HI IA IL IN MA MD ME MN NH NJ NV NY OR RI VT WA | Full joint adoption by same-sex couples is currently legal in the certain states. |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Apr 1, 1986 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Full joint adoption by same-sex couples is currently legal in the following ares of the US: AR CA CT D.C. DE HI IA IL IN MA MD ME MN NH NJ NV NY OR RI VT WA |
| Sources | http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/maps-of-state-laws-policies |