WorldWatcher
Gold Member
No, but marriage in Utah [and other states that won't adopt unless you are married] affords a gay person undeniable access to bring home adoptable orphans without reason to deny. It's called a legal loophole.
You are again false about about the law in Utah, you don't have to be Civilly Married to adopt. Single people (heterosexual or homosexual) can adopt.
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Here is the code law:
(3) (a) A child may be adopted by:
(i) adults who are legally married to each other in accordance with the laws of this state, including adoption by a stepparent; or
(ii) any single adult, except as provided in Subsection (3)(b).
(b) A child may not be adopted by a person who is cohabiting in a relationship that is not a legally valid and binding marriage under the laws of this state. For purposes of this Subsection (3)(b), "cohabiting" means residing with another person and being involved in a sexual relationship with that person. 78-30-1 mdash Who may adopt -- Adoption of minor -- Adoption of adult. Chapter 30 mdash Adoption Title 78 mdash Judicial Code 2006 Utah Code Utah Code US Codes and Statutes US Law Justia
Ergo, marriage in Utah = adoption for gays "couples".
You said you had to be married in Utah to adopt. That is wrong, see enlarged colored text above. That is not true you can be single as long as you are not cohabitating. State adoption agencies will have a priority to place adoptees in a married man/woman home, that does not preclude private adoptions by non-state agencies to single homosexual prospective parents.
You should really look at a law before you make claims about what it says.
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