Entry #5035: Same-sex adoption in North Dakota

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Region	North Dakota
Issue	Same-sex adoption
Status	Legal
Start Date	Jan 1, 2015
End Date	(none)
Description	Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption are legal in North Dakota.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/35-North-Dakota-Snapshot.pdf http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ND

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Revision History (22)

Nov 8, 2022

edited by Notdog1996

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
End Date	Sep 6, 2018	(none)
Description	Currently being updated.	Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption are legal in North Dakota.
Description	Show Difference Currently being updated. Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption are legal in North Dakota.
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ND	https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/35-North-Dakota-Snapshot.pdf http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ND
Sources	Show Difference https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ND https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/35-North-Dakota-Snapshot.pdf http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ND

Sep 26, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Value	(REMOVED)	Legal
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)
Description	Only because of religious freedom adoption law.	Currently being updated.

Sep 24, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	Currently laws are being updated.	Only because of religious freedom adoption law.

Sep 18, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Value	Single only	Legal

Sep 17, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Value	Legal	Single only

Sep 15, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Value	Single only	Legal
Description	Under state law only. Changes pending.	Currently laws are being updated.

Sep 1, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Aug 22, 2018	Sep 6, 2018

Sep 1, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Description	Under state law only.	Under state law only. Changes pending.

Aug 26, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Aug 6, 2018	Aug 22, 2018
Description	Legalization state wide pending.	Under state law only.

Aug 2, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jul 20, 2018	Aug 6, 2018

Jul 20, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jul 18, 2018	Jul 20, 2018
Sources	https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions	https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ND
Sources	Show Difference https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/ND

Jul 19, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jul 15, 2018	Jul 18, 2018
Description	LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption. Legalization state wide pending.	Legalization state wide pending.
Description	Show Difference LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption. Legalization state wide pending.

Jul 15, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
End Date	Jul 12, 2018	Jul 15, 2018
Description	LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption.	LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption. Legalization state wide pending.
Description	Show Difference LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption. Legalization state wide pending.

Jul 12, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Jun 21, 2018	Jul 12, 2018

Jul 9, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Value	(REMOVED)	Single only
Special Status	Ambiguous	(REMOVED)

Jun 21, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	May 3, 2018	Jun 21, 2018
Description	LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption.	LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption.
Description	Show Difference LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption.

May 3, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Apr 30, 2018	May 3, 2018
Description	LGBT people can be turned away under foster care.	LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption.
Description	Show Difference LGBT people can be turned away under foster care. As well as lgbt adoption.

Apr 30, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Single only	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
End Date	Mar 12, 2018	Apr 30, 2018
Description	it is legal federally except American Samoa. Single under North Dakota state law.	LGBT people can be turned away under foster care.
Description	Show Difference it is legal federally except American Samoa. Single under North Dakota state law. LGBT people can be turned away under foster care.
Sources	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/foster_and_adoption_laws	https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/foster_and_adoption_laws https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/30/anti-lgbt-bills-us-states-could-derail-adoptions

Mar 12, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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End Date	Mar 9, 2018	Mar 12, 2018
Description	it is legal federally except American Samoa. single under state law.	it is legal federally except American Samoa. Single under North Dakota state law.
Description	Show Difference it is legal federally except American Samoa. single under state law. Single under North Dakota state law.

Mar 9, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	Single only
End Date	Sep 11, 2016	Mar 9, 2018
Description	it is legal federally except American Samoa.	it is legal federally except American Samoa. single under state law.
Description	Show Difference it is legal federally except American Samoa. single under state law.
Sources	No	http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/foster_and_adoption_laws

Feb 25, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Description	it is legal nationwide except American Samoa.	it is legal federally except American Samoa.

Sep 11, 2016

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	Legal
Start Date	Jan 1, 2015
End Date	Sep 11, 2016
Description	it is legal nationwide except American Samoa.
Sources	No