Entry #408: Same-sex adoption in Finland

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RegionFinland
IssueSame-sex adoption
StatusSecond parent adoption only
Start DateMay 15, 2009
End DateMar 1, 2017
DescriptionOnly able to adopt child of the other partner
Sourceshttp://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/05/15/finland-allows-gay-couples-to-adopt-partners-children/


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edited by danlev

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End Date(none)Mar 1, 2017

edited by vviet93

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ValueLegalSecond parent adoption only
DescriptionOnly able to adopt child of the other partner
Reports (19)
  • Status is not correct
  • Status is not correct
  • Status is not correct "it is no longer 3 days ago"
  • Status is not correct "since 2017 it is legal"
  • Status is not correct "Adoption for same-sex couples is legal in Finland. It became legal the same day as the same-sex marriage"
  • Status is not correct "Adoption law is same for all married couples"
  • Status is not correct
  • Status is not correct "Same-sex adoption has been legal in Finland since Mar 1st 2017"
  • Status is not correct "Same-sex adoption has been legal in Finland since Mar 1st 2017"
  • Status is not correct "This is the current status"
  • Status is not correct "Legal"
  • Status is not correct "After gaymarriage becoming legal, so did same sex-adoptions, since Finland's laws only require the adoptive parents to be married. Ministry of Justice said this: https://oikeusministerio.fi/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/avioliittolain-muutoksen-myota-myos-muita-lainmuutoksia?_101_INSTANCE_0tW6d2FGlU8O_languageId=en_US"
  • Status is not correct "joint adoption is possible since 2017."
  • Status is not correct "Full adoption became legal on March 1st 2017, at the same time with gay marriages."
  • Status is not correct "Adopting children by LGBT couples is legal since 2017 (legislation of same sex marriage)."
  • Status is not correct "Joint adoption is legal nationalwide. "
  • Status is not correct "Joint same sex adoption is legal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Finland#Adoption_and_family_planning"
  • Status is not correct "In finland we can adopt nowdays:) "
  • Newer law has been passed

created by vviet93

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Original entry
StatusLegal
Start DateMay 15, 2009
End Date(none)
Description(empty)
Sourceshttp://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/05/15/finland-allows-gay-couples-to-adopt-partners-children/
Reports (2)
  • Status is not correct
  • Status is not correct "Not allowed if the adoption isn't happening from "inside the family", for example if the child is the child of the other person etc"