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| Region | Haiti |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Single only |
| Start Date | Oct 28, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Same-sex adoption is banned under the Adoption Reform Act of 2013, which states that it can only be requested by heterosexual couples and singles. |
| Sources | https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/Haiti.html#:~:text=Married%20couples%20must%20be%20living,)%20years'%20co%2Dresidence. https://www.uscis.gov/adoption/country-information/adoption-information-haiti https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458151&pls=1 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Oh I didn’t finish reading. Soz.
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| Value | Illegal | Single only |
| Description | Same-sex adoption is banned under the Adoption Reform Act of 2013, which states that it can only be requested by heterosexual couples. | Same-sex adoption is banned under the Adoption Reform Act of 2013, which states that it can only be requested by heterosexual couples and singles. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. The law’s wording implies singles cannot adopt either.
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| Value | Single only | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 28, 2013 |
| Description | Same-sex adoption is banned, however nothing in Haitian law suggests LGBT singles are incapable of adoption. | Same-sex adoption is banned under the Adoption Reform Act of 2013, which states that it can only be requested by heterosexual couples. |
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| Sources | https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/Haiti.html#:~:text=Married%20couples%20must%20be%20living,)%20years'%20co%2Dresidence. https://www.uscis.gov/adoption/country-information/adoption-information-haiti | https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/Haiti.html#:~:text=Married%20couples%20must%20be%20living,)%20years'%20co%2Dresidence. https://www.uscis.gov/adoption/country-information/adoption-information-haiti https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458151&pls=1 |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. Replacing dead source with information that may be of more value
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| Description | No laws for same sex couples. | Same-sex adoption is banned, however nothing in Haitian law suggests LGBT singles are incapable of adoption. |
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| Sources | http://agapeadoptions.org/adoption-program-adoption-agency-adoption-agency-in-washington-state/haiti-adoptions-adoption-agency-in-washington-state.html | https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Intercountry-Adoption-Country-Information/Haiti.html#:~:text=Married%20couples%20must%20be%20living,)%20years'%20co%2Dresidence. https://www.uscis.gov/adoption/country-information/adoption-information-haiti |
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| Value | Legal | Single only |
| Description | No | No laws for same sex couples. |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Haiti re-mobilized their military in 2017 "
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| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| Description | as far as I know | No restrictions. |
| Sources | No | http://agapeadoptions.org/adoption-program-adoption-agency-adoption-agency-in-washington-state/haiti-adoptions-adoption-agency-in-washington-state.html |