Article: Adoption in the United States
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society;      700+ words ... ... States Adoption in the United States is a social and legal ... million children in the United States live with adoptive ... took place in the United States before the twentieth ... emotional outlook of a biological parent. In the next quarter ...

Article: MANY U.S. ADULTS ADOPT FOREIGN-BORN KIDS NEARLY 13 PERCENT OF THE ...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  August 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... born outside the United States. By comparison ... children living with a biological parent, or roughly 2 ... orphans coming into the United States for adoption increased ... children living with a biological parent ($56,000 versus ...

Article: Time spend in parenthood status among adults in the United ...
Demography;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... PARENTHOOD STATUS AMONG ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES* Transition rates estimated ... the conventional image of a biological parent residing with an own child ... Over the past century, the United States has experienced a large secular ...

Article: Ruling backs custody for non-biological parent
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 18, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... backs custody for non-biological parent Case breaks new legal ground ... a person who is not the biological parent can be given custody over ... natural parent to a non-biological parent seeking custody or visitation ...

Article: Preference of awarding custody to fit biological ...
Trial;  November 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... awarding custody of a child to a fit biological parent, that preference is not absolute ... arguing that the law prefers a biological parent over a grandparent or other person ... litigants when a third party challenges a biological parent's custody. "This decision is ...

Article: Non-Biological Parent Wins Rights
The Washington Post;  December 18, 1991 ;     266 words ... ... that he is not the biological father. The ruling marked the first time in California that a judge has ruled that a non-biological parent is a natural parent, said McLinden's lawyer, Glen Schwartz. Judge Dana Senit Henry ruled after a bitter three-week ...

Article: Dear MIRIAM: Biological parent must deal with ...
The Mirror (London, England);  January 23, 2007 ;     541 words ... ... When it comes to discipline for stepchildren, biology is the key. Once the adults have set the rules in their home, the biological parent should take the lead, especially with older children. She put you in the position of having to dwell on the bad as far ...