Current Version
| Region | Alaska |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1974 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Alaskan State Statute provides any unmarried individual may petition for adoption; married individuals must petition together. Second parent adoption has been permitted by some lower court judges, but it is not confirmed by appellate court case law or state statute. |
| Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/alaska Alaska §25.23.020 |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1974 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Alaskan State Statute provides any unmarried individual may petition for adoption; married individuals must petition together. Second parent adoption has been permitted by some lower court judges, but it is not confirmed by appellate court case law or state statute. |
| Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/alaska Alaska §25.23.020 |