August 28, 2013 01:03 PM UTC

Speaker Ferrandino "Officially" a Proud Daddy

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• by: Colorado Pols

Photo via Speaker Mark Ferrandino

The Denver Post's Lynn Bartels:

A Denver judge made official Wednesday at 9:24 a.m. what House Speaker Mark Ferrandino has known in his heart for a year: Lila is his daughter.

In Courtroom 2H, Juvenile Court Judge Karen Ashby approved the adoption of the 20½ -month-old, recognizing Ferrandino and his partner of nearly 13 years, Greg Wertsch, as her legal parents.

"There is not one definition of what a family does look like and should look like," Ashby said.

We'll add our congratulations to Speaker Mark Ferrandino and his lovely family.