Maine lesbian "adoptee" case tests legal bounds
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ROCKLAND, Maine  - Olive Watson, daughter of a wealthy computer magnate, adopted her 44-year-old lesbian lover, Patricia Spado, in a Maine courtroom in 1991 to provide her partner with greater financial security.
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For 5-year-old Jackson Manford-Roach, Mother's Day means it's time to see his grandmothers. Jackson is one of 65,000 adopted children being raised by same-sex parents in the United States, according to a March 2007 report. But laws and rights of same-sex parents vary wildly from state to state and prejudice remains a problem.
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The Supreme Court steered clear of a dispute over gay adoptions on Monday, energizing conservatives who want other states to copy Florida's one-of-a-kind ban on gays adopting children.
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BOSTON Aug. 19, 2004  A state judge upheld a 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage between residents has been legal since May.
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More than two years after a Massachusetts court cleared the way for gay couples to marry, the issue faces its most serious challenge yet &amp;#151; this time in the Legislature.
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ATLANTA, Feb. 26 -- The Georgia Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal dealing with the uncertain legality of adoptions by same-sex couples, prompting cheers from gay rights advocates who feared it could have led to a more restrictive court ruling.
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Proponents of same-sex marriage have introduced a ballot measure that would require heterosexual couples to have a child within three years or have their marriages annulled
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The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case involving a Maine drug dealer that is expected to redefine and end confusion about the country&#39;s entire criminal sentencing system.
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by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Little Rock, Arkansas) The state of Arkansas will appeal a court ruling that struck down a regulation barring gays from becoming foster parents.
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Council clearly defines marriage as between a man and a woman after a lesbian couple successfully filed for a marriage application.
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More than 100,000 children who have been abused or neglected by their biological parents are languishing in foster care, waiting to be adopted. The explanations are practically universal.
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Two New Hampshire mothers are optimistic that the Romanian government's decision to review special adoption cases moves them one step closer to bringing home their adopted daughters.
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec.
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Europe's Court of Human Rights says France discriminated against a lesbian who wanted to adopt a child.
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A British woman wins the initial stages of a landmark legal case which could give new rights to millions of carers.
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Adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children than biological parents, according to a new national study challenging arguments that have been used to oppose same-sex marriage and gay adoption.
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by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Atlanta, Georgia) The first test of Atlanta&#39;s gay rights ordinance may never make it to court.