Current Version
| Region | Maine |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | State statute allows married and unmarried persons to adopt per §9-301, and a lower court ruled in MA, 2007 ME 123 (2007) that the law is not exclusionary of same-sex partners. Similarly, second-parent adoption isn't expressly permitted in statute, but case law has been tolerant in lower court rulings. |
| Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/regions-state/maine Maine §9-301 MA, 2007 ME 123 (2007) |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | State statute allows married and unmarried persons to adopt per §9-301, and a lower court ruled in MA, 2007 ME 123 (2007) that the law is not exclusionary of same-sex partners. Similarly, second-parent adoption isn't expressly permitted in statute, but case law has been tolerant in lower court rulings. |
| Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/regions-state/maine Maine §9-301 MA, 2007 ME 123 (2007) |