Posts tagged Adoption

The change has been declared a great achievement for the Queensland Government.

BEFORE Scott Matthews adopted his two sons he had always known he wanted to be a dad. But his partner needed more convincing.

After being amended by the upper house and sent back to the lower house, the adoption equality bill has passed Victorian Parliament and will be finally legislated.

Once fully enacted, Victoria will be in line with NSW, Western Australia, Tasmania and the ACT, where adoption for same-sex couples is already legal.

Gay and lesbian couples are one step closer to adoption equality under Victorian law, with the government today announcing a review of family laws to permit it.

Despite a few worries about the weather, Victoria’s LGBTI community turned out in force for the 20th anniversary of Pride March.

According to a new study, gay dads’ brains have shown the characteristics of mums and dads at the same time

SAME-sex couples are included in Australia’s new agreement with South Africa on overseas adoption announced today by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, after being excluded from …

Guest column Last week we heard from Slater & Gordon Family Lawyer Kim Healy on same-sex surrogacy. In response, Family Law Specialist from Richard Calley …

A 65-year-old gay man in Pennsylvania has legally adopted his 73-year-old male partner of almost 45 years in order to avoid the US state’s higher …