Entry #15459: Same-sex adoption in Quebec

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RegionQuebec
IssueSame-sex adoption
StatusLegal
Start Date1982
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe 1982 legislation governing adoption in Quebec was written gender neutrally, allowing LGB couples to adopt. It states: "any person of full age may, alone or jointly with another person, adopt a child".
Sourceshttps://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/publications/pubs/commonlawreviewpanel/vol1/3d.html?


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StatusLegal
Start Date1982
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe 1982 legislation governing adoption in Quebec was written gender neutrally, allowing LGB couples to adopt. It states: "any person of full age may, alone or jointly with another person, adopt a child".
Sourceshttps://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/publications/pubs/commonlawreviewpanel/vol1/3d.html?