"But a legal roadblock stands in the way: Quebec doesn't legally recognize more than two parents per child. That fact was a dealbreaker for the first adoption agency the men applied with. But after working with a lawyer, they approached another, which they said was more open to their relationship. The agency started the evaluation process. "Through that process, they learned that we are a little different because we're three, but we're not different from any other family," LeBlanc said."
"A throuple in Quebec has adopted a toddler they've fostered for two years, but the dad trio is now waiting on a court decision to grant them full parental rights. A ruling in the case will determine if the men's years-long quest to become dads in the eyes of the law is finally successful. Eric LeBlanc, Jonathan Bedard, and Justin Maheu began fostering the now three-year-old baby girl two years ago."
Eric LeBlanc, Jonathan Bedard, and Justin Maheu began fostering a girl two years ago and completed her adoption through Quebec Youth Protection Services last week. The trio became the first all-male throuple in Quebec to be granted legal adoption. Quebec law currently recognizes only two legal parents per child, which prevented an earlier agency from approving the men. After consulting a lawyer, the men found a more receptive agency that evaluated and matched them with the child. The men now await a court decision on whether three people can hold parental rights in Quebec, following recent court rulings addressing equality.
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