As I discussed recently, same-sex marriage is not presently legal in Texas. While this poses challenges to couples who seek to solemnize their relationship, and to same-sex couples married in other states who seek divorce, it creates a unique path for same-sex couples who seek adoption.
Adoption is a lifelong commitment to a child that transfers parental rights from birth parents to an adoptive parent or parents. Many couples, same-sex and otherwise, expand their families through adoption — either by adopting a child into their family or through adoption by the second partner of the natural child or children of their partner.
Avenues toward adoption include:
By any means, adoption is a detailed and complex legal procedure. In Lubbock or elsewhere, seek experienced legal advice to help bring your child home.