Gay marriage law prompts preparation for adoption boom

Monday, July 11, 2011 | 5:14 p.m. CDT; updated 5:19 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 19, 2011

NEW YORK — First comes love, then comes marriage. Now adoption lawyers and agencies in New York say they're getting ready for a baby boom as same-sex couples, emboldened by the state's new gay marriage law, take the next step and try to adopt children.

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