Sentences with phrase «joint adoption by»

The application was refused on the ground that the Swiss Civil Code did not provide for joint adoption by cohabiting partners.

In fact, Utah law prohibits joint adoption by lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples, and it also prohibits lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals from adopting the child of their same - sex partner.

In this, they were prescient; the recent legislation does authorize both SSM and joint adoption by same - sex couples.

Not exact matches

There is a caveat to this arrangement however: All the joint beneficiaries must be related to you — either by birth or through legal adoption.

This was accomplished by hosting joint adoption events, transferring animals among partner members for the best care and placement, and providing mutual support for each organization.

A joint study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council estimated that by 2050, widespread adoption of plug - ins could reduce greenhouse - gas emissions by 450 million metric tons annually — equivalent to removing 82.5 million passenger cars from the road.

Speaking in a joint session attended by members of Parliament and the country's cabinet in October, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Wellington Koo ruled out an outright ban — ala China and to a certain extent South Korea — of crypto - related activity to instead foster the development and adoption of botch cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in Taiwan.

In addition to the joint petition for adoption by stepparent, there are some other documents that must be submitted to the court.

Washington State also allows the joint adoption of children by LGBT couples.