A North Dakota grandmother and her longtime partner cared for her grandson from the age of four months, and both parents consented to adoption; the state Supreme Court says the unmarried couple cannot adopt jointly
Unmarried couples cannot legally adopt a child together under North Dakota law, the state’s Supreme Court has ruled. The decision blocks a joint adoption request by a grandmother and her partner, who have cared for her grandson since he was four months old. The ruling was issued on Friday, 6 November 2026. It answered a…
