[MEGoody]

"It is about what happens if there are children and this committed relationship dissolves."

That's easy. If one of the partners is a biologial parent, that person gets custody and has all parental rights/responsibilities.

Homosexual couples shouldn't be allowed to adopt. If adoption is 'desired,' then one of the members of that 'couple' should adopt the child. A break up would not affect the rights and responsibilities of the single adoptive parent.

[Violette]

"That's easy"

No it isn't that easy. What if there is abuse involved? There is absolutely nothing easy about child custody when a divorce is under way.

"A break up would not affect the rights and responsibilities of the single adoptive parent"

Marriages don't dissolve simply by separation. People die, too and that opens up a whole new can of worms when it comes to inheritence and property. Marriages have laws that cover that to protect the interest of the spouse and children.