Some additional states allow stepchild adoption by those who are in a same-sex relationship but are unmarried: , , on a case-by-case basis , and.
In the first such case, , same-sex marriage ceremonies performed in on 14 January 2001 were subsequently validated when the , mixed-sex definition of marriage was held to be unconstitutional.
On 18 December 2019, the ruling party, Morena, introduced a constitutional amendment that would legally recognize marriage at the federal level and require all states to adjust their laws correspondingly.
I am guessing he also thought it could help to just get Sam out of my system.