When Ali Marie Watson conceived a child in 2012, she sought to place her baby in adoption. The Paduca, Kentucky, native studied 30 profiles of adoptive couples sent to her by her adoption agency. The ...

It’s been the question on a lot of people’s minds for years. The story is this: Natalia Grace was first brought to the United States as a child and adopted by parents who later abandoned her. She was ...

I never understood adoption jokes growing up. As an adoptee, I could not grasp what was wrong with being adopted. To me, being adopted meant that I had a loving family who wanted me and loved me just ...

Through the Oklahoma State Legislature, Rep. Emily Gise and Sen. Mark Mann are working to pass a series of three bills that would expand paid parental leave for full-time public school employees from ...

EMERGENCY. IT’S BEEN SAID LOVE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN DNA. FEW PEOPLE PROVE THAT MORE THAN THE COUPLE CONSISTENTLY GROWING ITS NUMBERS IN ITS FAMILY ON THIS DAY, EVERY YEAR, 12 NEWS MALLORY ANDERSON ...

Braelynn Dalsing's adoptive parents may have to return her. — -- Braelynn Dalsing is like any 3-year-old growing up in South Carolina. She’s fascinated with backyard chickens, loves the movie ...

Imagine this: You’ve just welcomed a child into your family, and yet, as a non-biological parent, you’re unsure of your legal rights in emergencies — whether it’s making medical decisions or securing ...

Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the Emmy Award-winning "CBS Mornings." She specializes in covering live events and exclusive interviews for the show. Analisa is a United States ...

Kim and her husband, a stay-at-home mom and electrical engineer who live in a pretty lakeside house in mid-Michigan, were raising teenagers when they got the call about a little boy who needed a home.

Two sisters in California were awarded $15.7 million dollars each after surviving an abuse adopted home where their 11-yar-old sister was starved to death. The massive and historic legal settlement ...