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A second-parent adoption allows a second parent to adopt their partner's child without the “first parent” losing any parental rights. Adoptive parents usually ...
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Same-sex adoption - Wikipedia
Joint adoption by same-sex couples is legal in twenty-seven countries as well as ... joint petition, LGBT individual adoption, Same-sex stepparent adoption.
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by S Bryant · 1995 · Cited by 42 — 4 When presented with a second parent adoption petition, a court initially must decide (1) whether state law prohibits the two parents from filing a joint ...
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