Third DCA Holds Ban on Gay Adoption is Unconstitutional
The attorneys of Nugent & Zborowski practice all areas of divorce and family law in West Palm Beach, Florida. The firm also handles paternity and modification of alimony and child support and child custody cases in Stuart, Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Park and Jupiter.
The West Palm Beach divorce attorneys of Nugent & Zborowski recently observed the September 22, 2010 opinion of the Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal in Florida Department of Children and Families v. Adoption of X.X.G. and N.R.G. This decision is a landmark decision in Florida as the Appellate Court affirmed the Miami trial court’s ruling that Florida’s statutory ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional.
The Department of Children and Families has thirty days to appeal the decision to the Florida Supreme Court. If the opinion is left to stand, it will make Florida the final state to allow gay adoptions.
Click here to read the full text of the court’s opinion in Department of Children and Families v. Adoption of X.X.G. and N.R.G.
For more information, call 561.844.1200 and speak to an attorney with the Law Offices of Nugent & Zborowski about how Florida’s laws pertain to your West Palm Beach adoption or juvenile dependency matter.
The attorneys of Nugent & Zborowski exclusively handle Divorce & Family Law matters in and around West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County, Florida, and also handle divorce, paternity and modification of alimony and child support cases in the vicinity of Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Lake Worth, Stuart, Royal Palm Beach and Jupiter. For more information call (561) 844-1200 or visit the firm’s website, www.nugentlawfirm.com.