http://www.proudparenting.com/node/730 Comments for "Maine allows joint adoption. Couple makes history and adopts their foster children." en http://www.proudparenting.com/node/730 <p>Two Portland women who have fought for the past six years to adopt two siblings, now aged 10 and 6. And now the Maine <cite>Supreme Judicial Court</cite> ruled in the lesbian family's favor.</p> <p>Supreme court justices <a href="http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/015211.html" target="_blank">unanimously struck down</a> a previous ruling by the Cumberland County <cite>Probate Court</cite>, which did not allow Ann Courtney and Marilyn Kirby to jointly adopt the children.</p> <p><a href="http://www.proudparenting.com/node/730">read more</a></p> http://www.proudparenting.com/node/730#comments Adoption foster care GLAD joint adoption Maine moms Portland Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:07:41 -0700 Community Editor 730 at http://www.proudparenting.com