Adopcion Homoparental

Legal status around the world
Legal status of adoption by same-sex couples around the world.
Gay adoption legal
Step-child adoption
Unknown/Ambiguous or illegalFull jointadoption by same-sex couples is currently legal in the following countries:

Andorra (2005)[22]
Argentina (2010)[23]
Belgium (2006)[24]
Brazil (2010)[25]
Canada (1999 onward, dependingon province)[26][27][28][29][30][31]
Denmark (2010)[32]
Iceland (2006)[33]
Netherlands (2001)[34]
Norway (2009)[35]
South Africa (2002)[36]
Spain (2005)[37]
Sweden (2002)[38]
UnitedKingdom: England and Wales (2005),[39] Scotland (2009)[40] and Northern Ireland (unclear).[41]
Uruguay (2009)[42][43]
Full joint adoption by same-sex couples is currently legal in thefollowing jurisdictions:

Australia: Western Australia (2002),[44] Australian Capital Territory (2004),[44] and New South Wales (2010).[45]
Mexico: Mexico City (2010)[46] andCoahuila.[47]
United States: the District of Columbia (1995),[48] New Jersey (1998),[49] New York (2002),[48] Indiana (2006),[48] Maine (2007),[48] California,[48] Connecticut,[48] Illinois,[48]Massachusetts,[48] Oregon,[48] Vermont,[48] Florida[50] and the unincorporated territory of Guam.[44]
In the following countries, "stepchild-adoption" is permitted, so that the partner in aregistered partnership (or unregistered cohabitation in Israel) can adopt the natural (or sometimes even adopted) child of his or her partner:

Finland (2009)[51]
Germany (2004)[22]Greenland (2009)
Israel (2005)[22] (Israel allowed overseas adoption and full joint adoption in several cases[52][53])
In the following jurisdictions, "stepchild-adoption" is permitted, sothat the partner in a civil union can adopt the natural (or sometimes even adopted) child of his or her partner:

Australia: Tasmania (2004)[44]
United States: Pennsylvania (2002)[48]