Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court put a hold on the enforcement of an Alabama Supreme Court decision which stripped the parental rights of a women that had adopted the biological children of her same-sex partner. The couple had set up a temporary residence in Georgia in order to proceed with the adoption since that state was viewed as being more likely to approve the adoption. However, the couple split which resulted in the adoptive mother losing her rights when the Alabama court refused to grant full faith and credit to the Georgia ruling. As of now, no visitation rights have been restored and the hold only applies to the complete removal of parental rights that was order by the state court.
See Lyle Denniston, Temporary win for lesbian parent; Court to rule on Indian rights, SCOTUS Blog, December 14, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
