Adoption Articles

ClevelandJewishNews.com offers an informative and moving profile of Jewish lesbians and gays who are also parents.

Spanish lesbian wins right to adopt her partner's child

Vanesa de la Heras started legal action against family court judge Fernando Ferrin Calamita - alleging that he had been maliciosly delaying her case.

TypicallySpanish.com reports that a court in Murcia finally granted the right to adopt to the mother. She has started legal action against the right wing judge of the family court.

Canada's Regina Leader-Post offers a glimpse into the lives of kids being raised by same-sex parents. The news source profiles 10-year old Brandin and his sister 12-year old Robin. The biological siblings were taken from their birth mother by the Children's Aid Society, and adopted by their two moms immediately. The kids love their new family - and Brandin especially likes getting 'double the love'.

We reported in October that Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper supports adoption by same-sex couples. There are no current laws in the state that specifically bar gay couples from adopting.

Now Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) President Chris Sanders is telling HRC Back Story that his state may get through another year without anti-gay legislation. Says Sanders:

The Family Council Action Committee recently sent an urgent plea to its conservative supporters - after the group’s president realized his effort is being defeated in fundraising.

NWANews.com reports that the group fighting for gay and lesbian parenting rights in Arkansas - Arkansas Families First - has raised more money in the past month of operation than the FCAC has since July.

The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting a defeat for lesbian and gay Americans living in Utah. Legislation proposed by Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck (pictured) would have repealed Utah's ban on same-sex couples adopting children.

But reporter Jennifer Francis writes "the bill was closeted in the Rules Committee without a single public hearing".

Rep. Chavez-Houck said:

Tennessee's Attorney General - Bob Cooper - has stated that no current laws specifically bar gay couples from adopting in his state. Now there's a push in the General Assembly to get laws changed to ban adoption by gay couples.

Proposed legislation in the state would not only prevent gay couples from being able to adopt children but would bar heterosexual couples who are not married from adopting. Single people could still adopt, but unmarried couples could not.

The Tennessean has posted its position on the subject:

According to Social Work Today, Latino gay and lesbian couples adopt more children than other same-sex couples.

The online resource for social workers reports on a study conducted by Alliant University and highlights interesting facts about same-sex couples in Florida.

Among the research results:

The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting on the battle gaining momentum against Utah's adoption ban, which was passed in 2000. Utah is one of three states with the adoption prohibition.

Fair-minded advocates hope to get adoption restrictions on all cohabitating couples, including same-sex couples, lifted. Representative Rebecca Chavez-Houck, a Democrat representing Salt Lake City, is sponsoring the bill.

According to Israel's daily newspaper - Haaretz - Welfare Minister Yitzhak Herzog (pictured) will promote a policy that would allow gay and lesbian couples to adopt children. Until now, those in same-sex relationships have been allowed to adopt their partner’s biological children, or to have an adoption registered in Israel after it was performed abroad. Couples have not been allowed to adopt a child who was not born to one of the two partners.