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| Region | Minnesota |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Joint adoption is not explicitly prohibited, though no formal law states it is legal, and no state court has ruled on the issue. Second parent adoption by a same-sex partner is not explicitly prohibited by state law, and several lower courts in Hennepin and Atkins counties have allowed second parent adoptions to take place. |
| Sources | http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/minnesota-adoption-law www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/minnesota Minnesota §259.22 |
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| Description | Joint adoption is not explicitly prohibited, though no formal law states it is legal, and no state court has ruled on the issue. Second parent adoption by a same-sex partner is not explicitly prohibited by state law, and several courts have allowed second parent adoptions to take place. | Joint adoption is not explicitly prohibited, though no formal law states it is legal, and no state court has ruled on the issue. Second parent adoption by a same-sex partner is not explicitly prohibited by state law, and several lower courts in Hennepin and Atkins counties have allowed second parent adoptions to take place. |
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| Sources | http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/minnesota-adoption-law | http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/minnesota-adoption-law www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/minnesota Minnesota §259.22 |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Joint adoption is not explicitly prohibited, though no formal law states it is legal, and no state court has ruled on the issue. Second parent adoption by a same-sex partner is not explicitly prohibited by state law, and several courts have allowed second parent adoptions to take place. |
| Sources | http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/entry/minnesota-adoption-law |