Entry #20968: Same-sex adoption in Senegal

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RegionSenegal
IssueSame-sex adoption
StatusSingle only
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Senegal, Same sex couples can't adopt but according to the Senegel Intercountry Adoption Information the requirements to adopt are:
Jointly by two married, unseparated spouses of different sex, where one or both spouses is at least 30 years old;
By one spouse, concerning the other spouse's child(ren);
By a person who is at least 35 years old.
Under this technicality a single LGBTIQA+ person can adopt as there no prohibition for it.
Sourceshttps://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/Senegal.html


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StatusSingle only
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Senegal, Same sex couples can't adopt but according to the Senegel Intercountry Adoption Information the requirements to adopt are: Jointly by two married, unseparated spouses of different sex, where one or both spouses is at least 30 years old; By one spouse, concerning the other spouse's child(ren); By a person who is at least 35 years old. Under this technicality a single LGBTIQA+ person can adopt as there no prohibition for it.
Sourceshttps://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/Senegal.html