LibGuides: Child Adoption Law in Ohio: Adoption by LGBTQ

Books at the Law Library

ABA Guide to Assisted Reproduction Techniques, Legal Issues, and Pathways to Success by Jeffrey Kasky & Marla Neufeld
Call Number: KF 3830 .K37

Publication Date: 2016
Assisted reproductive technology : a lawyer's guide to emerging law and science by Maureen McBrien
Call Number: KF 3830 .K56

Publication Date: 2018
Determining Legal Parentage: Between Family Law and Contract Law by Yehezkel Margalit
Call Number: KF 700 .M368

Publication Date: 2019
Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples by Joan Burda
Call Number: KF 750 .B87

Publication Date: 2015
A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples by Frederick Hertz & Emily Doskow
Call Number: KF 539 .C87

Publication Date: 2018

Also available at https://lawlibrary.franklincountyohio.gov/, under Self-Help Legal Resources.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender family law by Courtney Joslin
Call Number: KF 505 .J678

Publication Date: 2020
Navigating Adoption and Surrogacy Laws: Leading Lawyers on Recent Trends and Best Practices for Nontraditional Family-Building Cases by Aspatore Books/ Inside the Minds
Call Number: KF 545 .N38

Publication Date: 2014
The Politics of Adoption: International Perspectives on Law, Policy and Practice by Kerry O'Halloran
Call Number: HV 875 .038

Publication Date: 2015
Sexual Orientation and the Law by Karen Moulding
Call Number: KF 4754.5 .S49

OBERGEFELL ET AL. v. HODGES, DIRECTOR, OHIO
This US Supreme Court decision said that gays can marry. This means that gay married couples should be able to adopt a child together and do step parent adoptions.
Oh. Rev. Code Sec. 3111.95
Husband considered natural father if child conceived through donor insemination.
V. L. v. E. L.
U.S. Supreme Court case saying Alabama must give Full Faith and Credit to Georgia gay adoption decree.
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
US Supreme Court says the City of Philadelphia cannot prohibit Catholic Social Services from participating in its foster care program, even though CSS discriminates against same sex foster parents. This is because Philidelphia has an individualized exemption process, but refused to give one to CSS.
Respect for Marriage Act 2022
Formally repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, but allows for religious exemptions, which may make it harder for gays to adopt. Codifies Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.

45 CFR Part 75
The Trump administration finalized a rule that allows adoption and foster care agencies to receive federal grants, even if they choose to reject LGBTQ couples as potential parents for religious reasons.