April 30 -- Open adoptions, as opposed to traditional adoptions, allow birth parents to stay involved in their children's lives even after the adoption has been finalized. Twenty years ago, 1 percent ...

It's hard to find an honest account of an open adoption that works: one where adoptive parents and birthparents have agreed that they will stay in touch and share the milestones of their child’s life, ...

In 2013, Vanessa McGrady learned that her 2-year-old daughter’s birth parents were living on the street. So she took an unusual step: She invited them to stay with her. This unorthodox living ...

Lisa A. Tucker is an associate professor of law at the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. She writes about the underdogs in family law. (Courtesy photo) In the weeks after Dobbs, the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — November is National Adoption Month, a time to help spread the word about adoption issues and the need for more adoptive and foster families. An important step is ...

Although this is the first time she has ever been in this room, there are signs of her everywhere. It’s in the family crest on the wall — the one her ancestors brought from Mexico more than 100 years ...

Everything shifted after Raeyn Bailey Perri’s birth — at least it did in the lives of the adults who love her. Richard Perri knew his life would change the moment he saw Nicole Bailey, his wife, in ...