USCIS sets out three conditions for adopted children to gain automatic US citizenship, including visa, residency and adoption ...

Adoptive families and adopted people are, first and foremost, families and people. Adoption adds a trait, but it is not a definition (and, of course, it is not a pathology). Adoptive families and ...

Another week, another mass shooting in America—or at least that’s how it might seem. But an important detail about a shooting on February 25, 2016, in Washington State makes it stand out from ...

Every adopted child is unique and has the potential to flourish in a loving home. However, because of the nature of adoption, there are several potential challenges that many adoptive parents will ...

People in America adopt hundreds of thousands of children every year, but not all of them receive health insurance once adopted into their second home. A study by University of Maryland (UMD) School ...

A financial advisor in Idaho wonders what to do after his client decided to write their adopted children out of their will. Welcome back to "Ask an Advisor," the advice column where real financial ...

The statutory beneficiary pool in Illinois wrongful death claims remains limited to surviving spouses and legal next of kin, with no extension for equitable adoption.