Finstuen v. Crutcher
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Finstuen v. Crutcher, 496 F.3d 1139 (10th Cir. 2007), is a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit that ordered Oklahoma to recognize an adoption of a child by a same-sex couple ordered by another state's court. In a 2-1 decision, the Court of Appeals affirmed the order of the District Court directing Oklahoma to issue a revised birth certificate for a child legally adopted in California, though born in Oklahoma, to recognize the adoption of the same-sex couple. This was one of the earliest federal court rulings in the United States to address adoption by same-sex couples.
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit |
Full case name | Finstuen v. Crutcher |
Decided | August 3, 2007 |
Citation | 496 F.3d 1139 (10th Cir. 2007) |
Holding | |
A state law prohibiting recognition of adoption decrees granted by an out-of-state court to two parents in a same-sex relationship violates the Full Faith and Credit Clause. United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma affirmed. | |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Harris L. Hartz, David M. Ebel, and Terrence O'Brien |
Case opinions | |
Majority | David M. Ebel, joined by Terrence O'Brien |
Concur/dissent | Harris L. Hartz |
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