Gary and Cindy Stocklaufer gained national attention when Gary claimed that his weight caused a judge to deny his petition to adopt a baby. Jackson County (Missouri) Circuit Court Judge John R. O'Malley made his court order regarding the case public on Tuesday. His order states that the couple was denied the adoption because they violated adoption laws.

"Under Missouri law, it is a felony to bring a child into the state for adoption without getting a court order first. The Stocklaufers failed to do that, O'Malley said, but the judge still agreed to award them temporary custody."

It's not common practice for judges to make court orders available to the public, but Judge O'Malley said he made an exception because of all the publicity surround this particular case. Gerald McGonagle, the couple's attorney, agrees that the initial ruling against the couple was "not totally" based on Gary's weight.

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