If You Adopt Your Lover Are You Committing Incest?
Posted on | April 30, 2009 | No Comments
In an article too juicy to pass up, Terry L. Turnipseed writes Syracuse University College of Law writes that:
“For some time now adults – both heterosexual and homosexual – have been adopting their lovers and spouses all over the country for various reasons: to better guarantee the adoptee’s right to inherit directly from the adoptor; to keep collateral relatives from having standing to contest the adoptor’s estate plan; or to add a loved one to a class of trust beneficiaries (allowing the adoptee to inherit “through” the adoptor). It appears that, post-Lawrence, both the academy and the judiciary have completely overlooked this steadily growing, albeit stealthy, trend.”
What will the Supreme Court do? Click here to learn more. Brought to my attention by Professor Beyer.
Tags: adopt > adoptee > adoption > crime > incest > lover > marriage > marry > sex
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