Commentary Co-Parent Adoption: The Ease and the Pitfalls of the Simplified Process Even with the steps forward taken by this state to promote equality for same-sex couples with respect to marriage ...

We’ve chosen several adoption storylines, from infant adoptions to teenagers relinquishing their babies to special needs adoptions to step-parent adoptions. We hope some of these will resonate ...

After step-parent adoption, the non-custodial or other parent becomes free from parenting responsibilities such as child support. Each state has different laws for step-parent adoption.

While individual cases are private, one category of adoptions that includes same-sex couples’ “confirmatory” adoptions, as well as cases like step-parent adoptions, rose by a third in Massachusetts’ ...

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.

In general, adoptions at this age are not very common. In 2013 , only 0.2% of public adoptions in Tennessee were of someone who was 18, and in 2015 , the percentage was a lower 0.1%.

The bill also creates a new $2,500 grant to pay for college expenses for Ohioans who were adopted after Jan. 1, 2023. The adoption grants aren’t available to step-parent adoptions. For the ...

Adoptions, which are subject to background checks and a court hearing, ... Some states may refer to it as “second-parent,” co ...

Mother also argues that the circuit court erred in finding that her consent to the stepparent adoption was not necessary under Code § 63.2-1202(H), that it erred in failing to consider the best ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The 17th Circuit Court is preparing for its 28th annual Adoption Day on Dec. 5, a special event where children are officially welcomed into their forever families.