If you’re looking for books on adoption to add to your library, Heather Garrett’s My Tummy Mommy might be exactly what you are looking for.

At the Democratic National Convention, Jelani Freeman briefly took the stage to show his support for Hillary Clinton and talk about his experience in foster care as a child.

Last week, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Roy Blunt introduced a bipartisan bill titled the Vulnerable Children and Families Act.

As a result of a new policy, certain groups who were previously denied new social security numbers will now be able to obtain one. If you adopted a child after September 1, 2015 and were denied a social security number, you can now request one from the Social Security office. In the past, if a child […]

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan deemed Mississipi’s same-sex adoption ban unconstitutional in a court hearing. The state has prohibited same-sex adoption since 2000. After four couples sued for their adoption rights last year, the judge banned Mississippi from enforcing the law, citing the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. The couples […]

Last week, the Supreme Court unanimously voted to reverse an Alabama court’s decision not to recognize a same-sex adoption.

A bill has been introduced to the Florida legislature that would give judges the ability to make a decision in the interests of an adopted child – even if it goes against the desires of the birth parents. The bill was unanimously approved in both the House and the Senate, and now it will move on […]

One of Disney Junior’s beloved characters, seven-year old Doc McStuffins, will be welcoming a new sibling in the spring episodes. Unlike Doc and her brother, the new member of the family will be adopted! Doc McStuffins focuses on the titular character Doc, who wants to be a doctor and devotes her time to fixing broken […]

On Monday, the Nebraska Legislature’s Judiciary Committee voted to forward a bill that would ensure the permanency of adoptions for adoptive parents.

After a hold on adoptions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 159 children are finally being released to their adoptive parents, most of whom are American.