Current Version
| Region | Florida |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Single only |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Description | Florida §3.042 specifies any individual may adopt, but married couples may only adopt when engaged in a male/female marriage. Second-parent adoption is granted in some cases to same-sex parents, but it varies widely by judge and county. Second-parent adoption has only been ruled on in lower courts; no appellate court case law, nor state statute, dictates the legality of it. |
| Sources | Florida §63.042 www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/florida |
Revision History (3)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Single only |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Florida §3.042 specifies any individual may adopt, but married couples may only adopt when engaged in a male/female marriage. Second-parent adoption is granted in some cases to same-sex parents, but it varies widely by judge and county. Second-parent adoption has only been ruled on in lower courts; no appellate court case law, nor state statute, dictates the legality of it. |
| Sources | Florida §63.042 www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/florida |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct
- Newer law has been passed "Same sex couples un Florida may adopt"
- Status is not correct "A week after marriage equality was passed in the supreme court, gay adoption was passed in FL. Now gay couples can adopted jointly."
- Status is not correct "Both can addopt "
- Status is not correct