Current Version
| Region | Myanmar |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Single only |
| Start Date | Dec 28, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Adoption criteria in Myanmar only allows for married couples (same sex marriage is not recognised) or single people to adopt. |
| Sources | https://meral.edu.mm/record/655/files/Legal%20framework%20on%20child%20adoption%20in%20Myanmar%20Some%20proposed%20outlines.pdf |
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Revision History (7)
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| Value | Legal | Single only |
| Description | Only can be done by people in Myanmar. No laws in place for same sex couples. | Adoption criteria in Myanmar only allows for married couples (same sex marriage is not recognised) or single people to adopt. |
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| Sources | https://adopt.com/burma | https://meral.edu.mm/record/655/files/Legal%20framework%20on%20child%20adoption%20in%20Myanmar%20Some%20proposed%20outlines.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Only can be done by people in Myanmar. | Only can be done by people in Myanmar. No laws in place for same sex couples. |
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Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "Same-sex activity is banned so they won't ever allow them to jointly adopt"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "There's no legal status for same-sex adoption in Myanmar, the procedure for adoption do not allow to same sex couple."
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Single only | Legal |
| Description | only restriction is that it can only be done by people living in Burma. No laws in place for same sex couples. | Only can be done by people in Myanmar. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Single only |
| Description | only restriction is that it can only be done by people living in Burma. | only restriction is that it can only be done by people living in Burma. No laws in place for same sex couples. |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| Description | No | only restriction is that it can only be done by people living in Burma. |
| Sources | No | https://adopt.com/burma |