1. All parties agreed that F. G. is a fit parent and that the adoption was in the best interest of the children. Why was there opposition to the adoption of the children?

2. Summarize the facts of the Dept. of Children v. Adoption of XXG case.

A homosexual foster father petitioned to adopt two foster children that had been placed in his care. A Florida statute prohibited adoption by homosexuals. The appellate court held that the statute categorically excluding homosexuals from adopting served no rational purpose and violated the equal protection clause of the Florida Constitution.