Pair battling Michigan gay marriage ban adopt 4th child

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from the Detroit Free Press:


A day after Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette took his fight to block same sex marriage to the nation's highest court, Hazel Park nurses April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse finalized the adoption of their fourth child this morning during a ceremony filled with laughter and tears.

Two-year-old Rylee DeBoer-Rowse, dressed in a red taffeta and black velvet dress, her hair in pigtails, squirmed and played with her brother's hair as Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Lisa Gorcyca finalized her adoption.

"I've had a chance to follow the love you feel for your entire family," Gorcyca said.

The adoption — along with five other families adopting eight children this morning in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners auditorium — was part of Michigan Adoption Day, taking place across the state. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/11/25/gay-nurses-adopt-fourth-child-fight-goes-overturn-michigan-ban-marriage/70102128/