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In re: Gill is a landmark Florida court case that in 2010 ended Florida's 33-year ban on adoptions by homosexuals. In 2007, Frank Martin Gill, an openly gay man, had petitioned the circuit court to adopt two boys that he and his partner had been raising as foster children since 2004. Gill was prohibited from adopting by a 1977 Florida law ...
The department was created in 1996 when the Florida Legislature split the former Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) into two new departments: DCF and the Florida Department of Health. The department operates the Florida Adoption Reunion Registry, which is a registry of people who are or were the principal parties in an adoption.
In 2015, a case was brought before federal District Judge Robert Hinkle of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The Florida Department of Health refused to issue a birth certificate recognizing both partners in a same-sex relationship. The plaintiffs in the case asked Judge Hinkle to declare this policy ...
A very successful Mega Adoption Event was a cause for celebration at an overcrowded Florida shelter. According to People, Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center was overcapacity by about 50 ...
Texas) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) people in the U.S. state of Florida have federal protections, but many face legal difficulties on the state level that are not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity became legal in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v.
Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Palm Beach County, Florida, has recently welcomed 45 Golden Retrievers awaiting adoption. These beloved canines found refuge at the rescue last Tuesday, Mar. 12, having ...
Family and criminal code. (or criminal law) v. t. e. In the United States of America, the putative father registry is a state level legal option for unmarried men to document through a notary public any woman they engage with in intercourse, for the purpose of retaining parental rights for any child they may father.
Child protective services ( CPS) is the name of an agency in many U.S. states responsible for providing child protection, which includes responding to reports of child abuse or neglect. Some states use other names, often attempting to reflect more family-centered (as opposed to child-centered) practices, such as department of children and ...