Entry #14748: Same-sex adoption in Saint Helena

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RegionSaint Helena
IssueSame-sex adoption
StatusSingle only
Start DateMar 1, 2010
End DateJan 2017
DescriptionThe welfare of children ordinance 2008 allows anyone to adopt but before 2017, same-sex couples could not marry.
Sourceshttps://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Welfare-of-Children-Ord-310712.pdf


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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing date overlap.

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Original entry
StatusSingle only
Start DateMar 1, 2010
End DateDec 2017
DescriptionThe welfare of children ordinance 2008 allows anyone to adopt but before 2017, same-sex couples could not marry.
Sourceshttps://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Welfare-of-Children-Ord-310712.pdf