WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas lawmaker plans to ask for an audit to determine whether the Kansas Department for Children and Families discriminates against same-sex couples in foster care and adoption cases.
Rep. Jim Ward, a Democrat from Wichita, said he will ask the audit Dec. 10 when the Legislative Post-Audit Committee meets.
The Wichita Eagle reports Ward's request comes after a Topeka city councilman and his wife were granted custody of a child over a lesbian couple from Wichita last year based on a recommendation from the state agency. The lesbian couple had cared for the child for 11 months.
The ...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas lawmaker plans to ask for an audit to determine whether the Kansas Department for Children and Families discriminates against same-sex couples in foster care and adoption cases.
Rep. Jim Ward, a Democrat from Wichita, said he will ask the audit Dec. 10 when the Legislative Post-Audit Committee meets.
The Wichita Eagle reports Ward's request comes after a Topeka city councilman and his wife were granted custody of a child over a lesbian couple from Wichita last year based on a recommendation from the state agency. The lesbian couple had cared for the child for 11 months.
The ...