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Court ruling cites DCF discrimination against same sex adoption
A Johnson County District Court judge finds Kansas DCF discriminated against a lesbian couple seeking to adopt, citing emails showing officials pressed against same sex parents while ignoring a child's best interests. The ruling, sealed but surfaced, questions policy differences under Secretary Phyllis Gilmore and notes earlier cases where heterosexual adopters faced fewer barriers. DCF denies having a policy differentiating treatment of heterosexual and same sex couples.
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Johnson County
Kansas Department For Children and Families
Kathleen Sloar
DCF
Phyllis Gilmore
Lisa
Tesa Hines
Wichita
Topeka Capital Journal
Topeka
Jonathan Schumm
Allison Schumm
Schumms
Hineses
Sloan
Gilmore
Michael Myers
Prevention and Protection Services
Myers
Theresa Freed