Author name: James Greenier

Don and Lisa Jenkins of Topeka, Kansas arrived in Kiev, in the Ukraine on February 2, 2014.

Over 50% of U.S. families today are remarried or re-coupled.

There exists much confusion surrounding the terms legal guardianship and adoption.

Twelve fathers have filed suit in federal court in Utah seeking abolition of the current law that allows mothers to put their babies up for adoption without the consent of the biological father, and sometimes without even knowledge.

One year ago, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a momentous ruling protecting the rights of same-sex couples to be recognized as the legal parents of the children they are raising. The case involved two women, Kelly Goudschaal and Marci Frazier.

On February 3, 2013, Sedgwick County District Court Judge Robb Rumsey issued a ruling in the controversial and much publicized child custody case pitting a great-grandmother against foster parent Andrea Dixon, who also heads the recently investigated FaithBuilders, a Wichita non-profit that helps children and families.

Stepparent adoptions are the most common form of adoption in the U.S.

After years of steady growth, the number of international adoptions has dropped nearly 50% since 2004.

It is well documented that many adopted kids experience emotional or psychological problems as a result of the adoption process. Such issues may involve understanding and accepting new familial relationships, adjusting to placement in a new environment, or personal insecurities of rejection and trust, to name a few. Sometimes issues are less serious, and not

In addition to the issues and concerns raised in Part I, there are a few other key points that are addressed and equally necessary to this discussion. Gay and lesbian adoptive parents are faced with various complexities regarding the relationship, development, and nurturing of an adoptive child. Other relevant questions concerning this subject matter are