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| Region | Mexico |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Mar 21, 2010 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is no federal law allowing for joint adoption and second parent adoption by same-sex couples. Adoption is only permitted for same sex married couples in 21 of the 31 Mexican states and Mexico City |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/mexico-lgbti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mexico#Adoption_and_family_planning |
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Revision History (4)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Dec 21, 2009 | Mar 21, 2010 |
| Description | Joint adoption legal in the Federal District of Mexico City (2010) and the state of Coahuila. Single gay persons may adopt nationwide. | There is no federal law allowing for joint adoption and second parent adoption by same-sex couples. Adoption is only permitted for same sex married couples in 21 of the 31 Mexican states and Mexico City |
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| Sources | "We do: Mexico City blazes trail with legalisation of same-sex marriage", The Guardian, reported by Rory Carroll, 22 December 2009 | https://database.ilga.org/mexico-lgbti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mexico#Adoption_and_family_planning |
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| End Date | (none) | -0001 |
| Sources | "We do: Mexico City blazes trail with legalisation of same-sex marriage", The Guardian, reported by Rory Carroll, 22 December 2009 | "We do: Mexico City blazes trail with legalisation of same-sex marriage", The Guardian, reported by Rory Carroll, 22 December 2009 |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 21, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Joint adoption legal in the Federal District of Mexico City (2010) and the state of Coahuila. Single gay persons may adopt nationwide. |
| Sources | "We do: Mexico City blazes trail with legalisation of same-sex marriage", The Guardian, reported by Rory Carroll, 22 December 2009 |