"Matt Gaetz never formally or legally adopted Nestor Galban, stating instead that their relationship is defined by love rather than paperwork"
"Mike Johnson did not formally adopt Michael because of the "lengthy adoption process"
THAT IS NOT OKAY!
Taking a child into your home without legal adoption isn't "informal parenting"—it's a complete circumvention of the law. We can't normalize public officials bragging about bypassing child welfare and custody laws while holding everyone else to strict standards. Call it out, next time, Democratic lawmakers. Nobody cares if feelings get hurt, anymore
Legal adoption procedures exist to protect children and establish legal responsibility. Period!