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Professor Krotoszynski Says Most States Will Likely Extend Family Rights To Same-Sex Couples

Prof. Ronald Krotoszynski said the U.S. Supreme Court found marriage a “fundamental right,” but didn’t mention other family issues such as adoption.

State courts “could in theory draw a distinction” between marriage and adoption, he told AL.com, which could result in more lawsuits. “I’m not advocating this (interpretation),” he said, noting that most states will read the ruling broadly to “extend all family rights” to same-sex couples.

For more, read “Alabama Courts End Legal Limbo, Begin Approving Same-Sex Couple Adoptions.”