Yaros-Hakak couple
Photo: Gil Yohanan
Lesbians receive adoption decrees
State officially recognizes Tal and Avital as mothers of three children
The Family Affairs Court has handed adoption decrees to a Lesbian couple, Tal and Avital Yaros-Hakak, an act that represents State recognition of the couple as mothers to their three joint children.
The ruling came at the end of a long legal battle, decided at the High Court last year. The Yaros-Hakak couple has lived together for 16 years, and during their time together gave birth to three children through the help of anonymous sperm donations.
Harel (15), the couple's oldest son, said after the decision, "Avital is my mother, just like Tal. We are a family and the decision won't change something in my day to day life, but from the perspective of the State it's very significant. This recognition is needed for all of the government ministries. Until today, we weren't thought of as a family from the point of view of the State."
Yuval (9), the youngest son, added, "Even before we were an official family we were together; now we know it is also written. We are a unified family."
