Fearful that their marriage rights could be next to fall, queer parents are taking action to secure legal custody of their children.
on June 24 that ended the constitutional right to legal abortion in the United States, a question began popping up in queer parent groups all over social media: Can you protect your family with second-parent adoption?
$2,000 or more. “It’s gonna be a struggle, but we’ve put a high priority [on it],” Gaudet told HuffPost. There are currently 11 states in which queer families have the additional option of completing a voluntary order of parentage shortly before or after a child’s birth, according to the. It’s a quicker, more streamlined process for parents that carries the same weight as second-parent adoption.
The birth certificate alone is not enough to establish legally secure parental rights for same-sex parents.
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