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What are second-parent adoptions?

April 26, 2017adoptions second-parent

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What are second-parent adoptions?

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Second-parent adoption is the legal recognition of a second parent who does not have legal status as a parent biologically or through a previous adoption. Second-parent adoption occurs exclusively when the couple is not married. Some states that currently allow second-parent adoptions require the couple to be registered as domestic partners before receiving recognition of a second-parent adoption. A second-parent adoption provides full parental benefits.