In a much anticipated decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has now defined parentage to include intent-based parentage in ...

To add insult to injury, an adoption of this kind is often labeled a "stepparent adoption" or a "second parent adoption," depending upon which state you live in. "I always encourage LGBTQ+ parents ...

Some states may refer to it as “second-parent,” co-parent” or “stepparent” adoption. Parentage orders are similar in terms of ...

For three years now, the Birth Information and Tracing Act, which gave adopted people access rights to key birth information, ...

Figures on adoption of children from foreign countries are based on various sources. For the period up to and including 1994, the totals of non-stepparent adoptions are supplied by the courts. The ...