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Where Is Adoption by LGBT Parents Prohibited Under Law?

April 26, 2017adoption Law LGBT Parents Prohibited

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Where Is Adoption by LGBT Parents Prohibited Under Law?

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No state laws address adoption by transgender individuals. Same-sex couples are prohibited from adopting in Florida, Mississippi and Utah. State courts in Michigan have ruled that unmarried individuals may not jointly petition to adopt. Florida is the only state that explicitly prohibits all LGB people, whether individuals or couples, from adopting. On Nov. 4, 2008, Arkansas voters approved a statutory ban on adoption and foster parenting by unmarried individuals cohabiting with a sexual partner.