Breaking: Utah Supreme Court Halts Adoptions By Same-Sex Couples

[Fearless]

The Utah state Supreme Court late Friday night issued an emergency stay, halting the adoption of children by legally-married same-sex couples. The ruling comes in response to the state attorney general’s request, and could have placed him in jail had the Court ruled in a different manner.

At issue, requiring the Department of Health to include the names of both adoptive parents on birth certificates.

In December, a federal judge found Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. 1300 couples married before Utah’s attorney general, Sean Reyes (image), could convince the U.S. Supreme Court to stay that ruling. Republican Governor Gary Herbert subsequently decided that even though those marriages are legal, the state would not recognize them. The federal government, under the direction of Eric Holder, is recognizing all 1300 marriages.

“Supporters of same-sex marriage have accused the state of ‘tearing families apart’ for political reasons, but Assistant Attorney General Joni Jones, who oversees the litigation division of the office, said the state is seeking clarity, not discord,” the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/1-breaking-utah-supreme-court-halts-adoptions-by-same-sex-couples/marriage/2014/05/17/87585

---------------------

Fucking assholes, play politics with someone else. Harming kids, what the fuck is wrong with you?!

[theHandpuppet]

1. Another article from the Salt Lake City Tribune

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57949865-78/utah-state-court-adoption.html.csp
Utah judge may hold AG in contempt over gay adoption
By Marissa Lang
The Salt Lake Tribune
May 15 2014 09:40 pm • Last Updated May 16 2014 09:31 pm

Same-sex couples fighting for the right to adopt children may force the Utah Supreme Court to address one of the biggest legal issues in the state: Whether the Utah marriages of more than 1,300 gay couples are valid.

A state court judge this week ordered that the Utah Attorney General’s Office and several government agencies appear in court on June 16 to explain why they have refused to honor these adoptions.

If they refuse, or provide an inadequate response, Attorney General Sean Reyes, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Health, W. David Patton, and the State Registrar of the Office of Vital Records, Janice Houston, may be held in contempt of court — a crime punishable by incarceration, a fine or both.

"[These officials] must appear and show cause why they should not be held in contempt for their willful disregard and refusal to obey the Decree of Step-Parent Adoption," wrote 3rd District Judge Andrew Stone.... MORE