Second parent adoption can give your family an extra layer of legal protection. Here's how it works and the steps to get started with confidence.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the fall of 2018, Tia Goins was a new mother in crisis, facing eviction, unable to ...

Yooree Kim marched into a police station in Paris and told an officer she wanted to report a crime. Forty years ago, she said, she was kidnapped from the other side of the world, and the French ...

(WHTM) — Some animal shelters have made a big change to the way they adopt out animals. The move once seemed risky, but now it’s been happening for so long that shelters can take a look at the results ...

Adopting a rescue pet can be a rewarding experience, but for the animal themselves, it’s not always easy to understand what is happening. Many have experienced abandonment, fear, and uncertainty ...

Tyler Baltierra came under fire for his choices regarding his daughter Carly’s adoption. Pic credit: @cateandtybreakitdown/Instagram Tyler and Catelynn Baltierra’s daughter Carly’s adoption has ...