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Second parent adoption for LGBT couples in Illinois became legal in 1995 after a ruling in favor of K.M. and D.M. (a lesbian couple) to adopt Olivia M. (the biological child of K.M.), and K.L. and M.M. (another lesbian couple) to adopt Michael M. and David M. (David is the biological child of K.L. and Michael is the adoptive child of K.L.). [58]
Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1 limits marriage to one man and one woman (not enforceable), and prohibits non-marriage same-sex unions. Adoption. Single homosexuals may adopt. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Kentucky still face some legal challenges not experienced by other people.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Kentucky since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015. The decision, which struck down Kentucky's statutory and constitutional bans on same-sex marriages, was handed down on June 26, 2015, and Governor Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway announced almost immediately that the court's order would be implemented.
The Kentucky Humane Society is waiving certain adoption fees after rescuing 35 animals from a shelter damaged by weekend storms.. The shelter transported 18 dogs and 17 cats to Louisville from the ...
Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children. Sunrise Children's Services (or Sunrise) is a nonprofit organization based in Kentucky. [1] It is the state's largest provider of services to children in crisis. [1] Its services include providing homes to abused, abandoned, or neglected children. Sunrise is owned and operated by the Kentucky Baptist ...
Same-sex adoption is the adoption of children by same-sex couples. It may take the form of a joint adoption by the couple, or of the adoption by one partner of the other's biological child (stepchild adoption). Joint adoption by same-sex couples is permitted in 39 countries. Most countries and territories that allow same-sex marriage ...