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April, Jayne, and Their Children

Chapter 11 introduces April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, two Michigan nurses in a romantic union who had married, but whose marriage was not recognized by the state. For several years they sought to adopt children. As a couple they each adopted children who had special needs and they wanted their children to have two legal parents in order to safeguard their future. Michigan law specified that only married couples could jointly adopt children, so DeBoer and Rowse sued to force Michigan to recognize their marriage. The lawsuit started in 2012 and would eventually result in a trial, DeBoer v. Snyder which took place in federal court in Detroit in 2014.