Woman Asks Florida Court to Disregard Law and Grant Her Parental Rights Over Unrelated Child

Liberty Counsel: “Today Liberty Counsel argued before the Second District Court of Appeal in Florida against recognition of an out-of-state, same-sex adoption. The case involves a woman who wants to be recognized as a second parent of the biological child of her former same-sex partner. The lower court refused to recognize a same-sex adoption from another state, because Florida law does not recognize same-sex adoption. Liberty Counsel represents Kimberly Ryan in the case of Embry v. Ryan. . . “