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NY State Says Adoption Agencies Must Not Discriminate; NY Adoption Agency Argues in Federal Court That They Must

To receive a State adoption agency license, New York requires that an agency work with all eligible adoptive families – including same-sex married couples.  A religious New York adoption agency argues that they can discriminate based on their religious constitutionally protected beliefs.  Yesterday, the religious agency and the State appeared for two hours of oral argument before a U.S. Federal Magistrate.    Story here.

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NY Ex-Girlfriend Files Action to Be Considered Second-Parent of Adoptive Mom’s Child

October 2016, New York:  Report that the ex-partner of a lesbian adoptive mother has filed a legal challenge against the adoptive mom who states that she is the only legal parent of her adopted child even though ex-partner might have been involved in raising the child but never co-adopted.  It appears that the filing was triggered after adoptive mom and child sought to move out of the country without the ex-partner.  This case seeks to build on an August 2016 case establishing that a non-adoptive/non-legal person may be able to file to seek visitation with a child under certain circumstances.

 

 

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Lesbian Married Couples Recognized as NY Legal Parents File For Second-Parent Adoptions for Extra Protection

A recent New York Court case this month in Kings County Family Court approved second-parent adoptions for several married lesbian couples who legally gave birth to a child together in NY in order to provide the non-biological married parent with a better chance that her NY legal status as a parent would be recognized in other states and foreign countries.

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