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| Region | Nebraska |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Married couples only |
| Start Date | Mar 2, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | March ended the long legal fight to same sex adoption with same sex couples now allowed to become foster parents, completely equalizing their rights to adopt |
| Sources | http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/without-fanfare-nebraska-lifts-ban-on-gay-people-being-foster/article_742579c4-06da-5a69-8e3a-8f7a46e5bb2c.html https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/recognition/parenting/adoption |
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| Value | Legal | Married couples only |
| Sources | http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/without-fanfare-nebraska-lifts-ban-on-gay-people-being-foster/article_742579c4-06da-5a69-8e3a-8f7a46e5bb2c.html | http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/without-fanfare-nebraska-lifts-ban-on-gay-people-being-foster/article_742579c4-06da-5a69-8e3a-8f7a46e5bb2c.html https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/recognition/parenting/adoption |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Mar 2, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | March ended the long legal fight to same sex adoption with same sex couples now allowed to become foster parents, completely equalizing their rights to adopt |
| Sources | http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/without-fanfare-nebraska-lifts-ban-on-gay-people-being-foster/article_742579c4-06da-5a69-8e3a-8f7a46e5bb2c.html |
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- All information is correct, just adding sources "In March 2021, the Supreme Court of Nebraska unanimously affirmed the right for same-sex couples to adopt, citing state law.
(https://norfolkdailynews.com/wjag/news/ruling-denying-adoption-by-same-sex-nebraska-couple-reversed/article_1eb620aa-8e76-11eb-a537-b7fea1f5168c.html)"