2015 House Bill 4133

Authorize “second parent adoption”

Introduced in the House

Feb. 3, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-53)

To provide for “second parent adoption” in Michigan law. This is a legal procedure that among other things allows a party in a same-sex relationship to adopt his or her partner's biological or adoptive child without terminating the other party’s legal status as a parent.

Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors