SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Supreme Court is lifting its hold on adoptions by same-sex couples.
The high court halted all such adoptions in May as the state appealed a federal ruling striking down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage. But earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed that decision to stand, effectively legalizing same-sex unions in Utah and 10 other states.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/1uMBvCJ) that Thursday’s decision to lift the hold comes in the cases of four adoptions sought by wedded same-sex couples, and will presumably allow those adoptions and others to proceed.
Equality Utah Director Troy Williams tells the paper that same-sex families all over the state are celebrating.
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