{"id":12649,"date":"2015-12-04T16:19:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T16:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=12649"},"modified":"2015-12-04T16:20:40","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T16:20:40","slug":"three-same-sex-couples-can-amend-kids-birth-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2015\/12\/three-same-sex-couples-can-amend-kids-birth-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Three same-sex couples can amend kids&#8217; birth certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/proudparenting12415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/proudparenting12415.jpg\" alt=\"proudparenting12415\" width=\"640\" height=\"377\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/proudparenting12415.jpg 640w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/proudparenting12415-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAn Arkansas county judge has ruled that three same-sex couples who sued the state for refusing to name both spouses on the birth certificates of their children can get the documents amended to list both names.<\/p>\n<p>Although Pulaski County Judge Tim Fox did not issue a formal ruling for either side &#8211; he said the three couples who filed suit can go to the Arkansas Department of Health to change the documents immediately. 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