Father, Adopted Son Seek Right To Marry Each Other WASHINGTON (CBSDC) - ACLU says that many couples across the states took advantage of adoption laws as a way to legally become family, but now that same-sex marriage is legal, these same couples seeking marriage licenses are running into trouble.
If you asked Nino Esposito and his partner five years ago when they thought same-sex marriage would be legal, they’d say the day would never come.
Prior to the Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide,
many gay couples used adoption laws as a way to gain legal family ties in order to get benefits, as reported by CNN.
This was the case for Esposito, a retired teacher, and his now adopted partner Roland “Drew” Bosee, a former freelance and technical writer.
The couple is now trying to reverse the adoption in order to get married, but a state court judge has rejected that request saying adoption annulments are generally limited to cases of fraud.
“We never thought we’d see the day,” 78-year-old Esposito told CNN regarding the legalization of same-sex marriage.
“[The adoption] gave us the most legitimate thing available to us,” 68-year-old Bosee added.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/11/03/father-adopted-son-seek-right-to-marry-each-other/
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