2013 Senate Bill 457

Authorize “second parent adoption”

Introduced in the Senate

July 31, 2013

Introduced by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

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

Referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Human Services