Second parent adoption passes House Judiciary Committee
On April 22, House Bill 4131, which would extend full adoption rights to unmarried couples, passed the House Judiciary Committee, and is poised to go to vote in the House of Representatives.
The bill would allow unmarried couples, including same-sex couples, to petition to adopt a child under both parents. Currently, LGBT individuals may adopt children in Michigan, but only one person in the relationship is allowed to have legal recognition as that child's parent.
The second-parent adoption bill was introduced in the last legislative session, but died in the House in July and could not be won in the Senate. …
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