Official Says No Ukraine Adoption For Elton John

First Published: September 14, 2009 10:36 AM EDT Credit: Getty Premium

KIEV, Ukraine -- David Furnish and Sir Elton John attend ‘An Enduring Vision’ the 7th Annual Elton John Aids Foundation Benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in NYCCaption David Furnish and Sir Elton John attend ‘An Enduring Vision’ the 7th Annual Elton John Aids Foundation Benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in NYCA Ukrainian official says Elton John cannot adopt a 14-month-old Ukrainian child because the pop star is too old and isn’t married.

John said Saturday that he and his male partner wanted to adopt an HIV-infected boy named Lev whom the singer met during a visit to an orphanage.

But Family, Youth and Sports Minister Yuriy Pavlenko tells The Associated Press Monday that adoptive parents must be married, and Ukraine does not recognize homosexual unions as marriage.

Pavlenko also says John is too old. The singer is 62 and Ukrainian law requires a parent to be no more than 45 years older than an adopted child.

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