Adoption – Gay Rights

In my Family Law Reporter, received today, I was interested to read that a Miami/Dade Judge went out on a limb and granted an adoption to a gay couple. This issue is going to be an issue to watch in the Florida Courts.

The Judge made a decision that a ban by the legislature of allowing homosexuals to adopt violates the equal protection clause of the Florida Constitution. The Judge further ruled that the ban infringes on children’s federal and statutory right to have a permanent home after the biological parents’ parental rights are terminated.

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