Supreme Court reverses Alabama's refusal to recognize same-sex adoption

SCOTUS overrules Alabama on same-sex adoption.
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The Supreme Court unanimously reversed a decision from Alabama's top court Monday that refused to recognize a same-sex couple's adoption, USA Today reports.

Two Alabama women in a relationship had established temporary residency in Georgia so that one woman could more easily adopt the other's three biological children. When the pair split, the adoptive parent, known as V.L., went to court for visitation rights. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had mistakenly granted the couple joint custody and refused to recognize the adoption.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.