Topic: while the legislature may not have envisioned adoption by s… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Adoption of Tammy.

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1 Adoption of Tammy Anchor
mass · 1993
green “while the legislature may not have envisioned adoption by same-sex partners, there is no indication that it attempted to define all possible categories of persons leading to adoptions in the best interests of children.” 3
2 So v. Ws
alaska · 1982
green “the better rule is to construe adoption statutes in a manner that will promote the welfare of the child” 2

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