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The Power of Love: Celebrities Who Were Adopted and Their Impact

Families come in all different forms, and adoption is one of them. Adoption is an incredibly special thing, and it impacts people from all walks of life, even celebrities and other...

Celebs You Never Knew Were Adopted

Adoption changes the entire trajectory of a child’s world. In so many cases, they’re given a second chance with an adoptive family and a new life. In the best-case scenarios, the a...

Exploring adoption as a single parent: Questions to ask with confidence

There are over 70,000 children waiting for adoption in the foster system every year according to federal data from NCFA and ACF. Yet, many prospective parents assume single-parent...

Contact With Birth Parents After Adoption

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Positive Effects of Adoption on the Child

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The Truth About Being Chosen: What Adoptive Parents Need to Know

Melissa perched on the edge of her chair, with a cup of hot coffee in her hands. She grabbed her phone and started to eagerly browse her adoption agency‘s website, something that s...

After years of trying, couple finds their forever family through adoption

ST. AMANT- After five years of trying to have children, Rev. Merton Wilcox, an assistant pastor at the Apostolics of Ascension, and his wife received a call about two years ago tha...

Campaigners call for genetic screening for adopted adults

Laura Brown is one of many adult adoptees all too used to NHS consultations that start with questions about family health history

Genetic Testing for Adopted Adults: What It Can (and Can’t) Tell You

Quick answer: Genetic testing for adopted adults compares a saliva sample with the DNA of other people in a company’s database. It can estimate your ethnic background, match you wi...

Geadopteerden krijgen (iets) meer zeggenschap over wat er bewaard wordt in hun adoptiedossier

Geef nu ook alle geadopteerden zonder vertraging inzicht in hun adoptiedossier

Illinois court limits wrongful death claims by equitably adopted children

Decades as a father figure weren't enough without formal adoption papers

Haitian girl home with U.S. adoptive family as Lifeline promotes streamlined process

Former orphan Grace Pierre Dowey of Haiti wasted no time in greeting her new siblings, first lifting into her arms her 1½-year-old sister Sadie, hugging her two brothers Henry and...

Milwaukee couple adopts four children after eight years as foster parents

Young couple's adoption dream comes true with arrival of daughter

Rachel and Dave, who began talking about adoption when they were just 18 and 20 years old in 2015, brought home their daughter Posy.

Can Same-Sex Couples Adopt a Child in Illinois?

Same-sex couples can adopt in Illinois with the same rights and the same process as any other couple. Illinois law does not distinguish based on sexual orientation or gender identi...

Babylift children who have spent half their lives searching for birth mother

Who am I? Who are my parents? Why was I abandoned? Where do I belong? ... Dozens of such questions have haunted the Babylift children for the past 50 years.

The Hidden Pain of Adoptee Birthdays

For adoptees, birthdays can stir grief, identity questions, and longing. Acknowledging grief becomes essential to feeling seen and held.

Can I Still Adopt if a Birth Parent Won't Give Permission?

In many states, including Illinois, the permission of both parents is required for someone to adopt their child. Sometimes, one or both parents are unwilling to give this permissio...

Behaviour, vulnerability and educational outcomes: an adoptive parent’s perspective

Adoptive parent Murray Dixon reflects on what happens when school behaviour systems meet the lasting effects of early adversity, and asks whether following the right process always...

UK’s adoption system crisis: Over 3,000 children trapped in instability with shortfall of families to welcome them

Charities and adoption organisations have seen a 25 per cent drop in the number of potential adopters being approved

I Placed My Black Son For Adoption After Rape — His Memoir, ‘Stranger In My Own Story,’ Helped Me Reclaim Mine [Op-Ed]

Adoption was not only my decision. It was my inheritance—the outcome of shame and trauma. Survival. Loss of connection to self and truth. Running. Avoiding vulnerability at all cos...

CDA wil ruimere inzage in adoptiedossiers ondanks privacybezwaren: ‘Afstandsmoeder of afgestane staat op één’

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi welcome second child through adoption

The couple are now parents of two after adopting their first daughter in August 2025