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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 |
Revision History (22)
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Description | Only because of religious freedom adoption law. | Currently being updated. |
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal | Ambiguous |
| Description | Currently laws are being updated. | Only because of religious freedom adoption law. |
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| Value | Single only | Legal |
| Description | Under state law only. Changes pending. | Currently laws are being updated. |
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| Description | Under state law only. | Under state law only. Changes pending. |
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| End Date | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 22, 2018 |
| Description | Legalization state wide pending. | Under state law only. |
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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 |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Single only |
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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. |
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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. |
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| Value | Single only | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Single only | 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. |
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| 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 |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| Sources | No | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/foster_and_adoption_laws |
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| Description | it is legal nationwide except American Samoa. | it is legal federally except American Samoa. |