Georgette LeMieux and Lori Bott of Winter Garden are among the first gay or lesbian parents to adopt children since Florida lifted its ban in October.

Georgette LeMieux tries to take a photo of her partner Lori Bott with their son Michael LeMieux-Bott, 9, after the adoption ceremony as Matthew LeMieux-Bott, 7, jumps in front of her camera at the Hillsborough County Courthouse on July 6, 2011. They formally adopted each others birth children so their family is officially complete.

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( JACOB LANGSTON, ORLANDO SENTINEL / July 5, 2011 )

Georgette LeMieux tries to take a photo of her partner Lori Bott with their son Michael LeMieux-Bott, 9, after the adoption ceremony as Matthew LeMieux-Bott, 7, jumps in front of her camera at the Hillsborough County Courthouse on July 6, 2011. They formally adopted each others birth children so their family is officially complete.

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