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Fair or Foul? Inheritance-Driven Adult Adoption Within Same-Sex Partnerships
JURIST Guest Columnist Terry Turnipseed of Syracuse University College of Law says that the increasing frequency of adult adoption within same-sex partnerships as a means of ensuring the receipt of inheritances may have set in motion an irreversible (More) |
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Georgia court overturns custody order barring contact with parent's gay friends
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed Monday a lower court's order in a divorce case that prohibited the children of a divorced father to be in contact with his gay and lesbian acquaintances. The court disagreed with the qualified visitation r (More) |
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Ninth Circuit upholds resolution urging Catholics to permit same-sex adoptions
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday held that a San Francisco resolution urging the Vatican to withdraw a directive against same-sex adoptions does not violate the Establishment Clause. The resolution was passed in response (More) |
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Catholic same-sex adoption resolution ruling [9th Circuit]
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, et al. v. City of San Francisco, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 3, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. CLRCR v. San Francisco (More) |
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New York court rules family court lacks jurisdiction over same-sex child support
A New York state appeals court ruled that a family court does not have jurisdiction over a child support claim against a same-sex partner with no legal or biological ties to the child. In an opinion released Tuesday, the court ruled that a family c (More) |
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UK government publishes controversial bill outlawing various forms of discrimination
The UK Government Equalities Office (GEO) on Monday published a controversial Equality Bill that seeks to eliminate gender, racial, age, and other forms of discrimination. The bill, which was introduced into the House of Commons Friday, would re (More) |
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California Supreme Court to hear Proposition 8 arguments in March
The California Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear oral arguments on March 5 in the three cases challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 , the ballot measure passed in November that banned same-sex marriage. The court iss (More) |
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Florida judge rules gay adoption ban unconstitutional
A Florida trial court judge on Tuesday ruled [opinion, PDF; ACLU press release] that a Florida statute preventing same-sex couples from adopting children is unconstitutional, allowing a Florida petitioner and his partner to adopt two children prev (More) |
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Australia senate passes bills giving equal rights to same-sex couples
The Australian Senate on Monday approved legislation that would allow same-sex couples to enjoy most of the same rights as heterosexual couples, but would not give same-sex couples the right to marry. The Senate passed both a General Law Reform bi (More) |
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Arkansas ballot to contain proposed ban on unmarried foster parents
Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels has certified a ballot measure [text; AR AG opinion, PDF] which could prohibit gays, lesbians and other unmarried cohabiting couples from becoming either foster or adoptive parents. Daniels announced Mon (More) |
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