Parental Rights, Same Sex Marriage

To say same sex marriage in Texas has been especially contentious is an understatement. The latest Supreme Court ruling, however, cements the future for same sex couples wishing to marry. That doesn’t mean all of the questions have been answered when it comes to adoptions in Texas, however. There are many married same sex couples who have children, either through adoption or artificial insemination and similar methods, but have only one spouse/parent listed on the birth certificate. It’s true, too, that before the Supreme Court ruling, there were a number of obstacles that made it virtually impossible for a same sex couple to list both parents on the child s birth certificate. Same sex marriage opportunities will certainly eliminate many of those barriers; however, there are still challenges on the horizon, not to mention potential future litigation. Texas birth certificates still allow only one mother and one father to be listed. If the child is biologically one partner’s, th
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