(DOWNLOAD) "Lincoln Oldsmobile v. William O. Branch and Roger H. Dean" by Second District Court of Appeal of Florida # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Lincoln Oldsmobile v. William O. Branch and Roger H. Dean
- Author : Second District Court of Appeal of Florida
- Release Date : January 21, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 75 KB
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The plaintiffs, Mr. Cox and Mr. Jackman, voluntarily disclosed to HRS that they are homosexual. Each has been denied the opportunity to apply to adopt a child because section 63.042(3), Florida Statutes (1991), prohibits adoptions by homosexuals. At summary judgment, they convinced the trial court that this statute is unconstitutional for several reasons. We reverse because the plaintiffs failed to establish that the legislature lacked the constitutional power to make this public policy decision. The debate over the nature of homosexuality and the wisdom of the strictures that our society has historically placed upon homosexual activity cannot and should not be resolved today in this court. For purposes of governance, the legislature is the proper forum in which to conduct this debate so long as its decisions are permitted by the state and federal constitutions.