A mother separated from her son finally finds happiness

My parents hid my adoption. But somehow, the truth brought us closer

BEING YOU is a journal for birthmothers, who need help navigating their open adoption relationship.

Italy’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday that unmarried people can adopt foreign minors, ending a 40-year-ban on the practice and setting a precedent that could pave the way to allowing Italian singles to adopt from within the country.

Jeanette Woodyatt says it "felt like something was missing" before she met her half-brother Graham Briggs

Five U.S. adoptees took off from Houston on Friday to reunite with their birth families in Chile for the first time after they were stolen as infants decades ago during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

"I'm not afraid now to return to Taiwan, because I was able to meet all the different people that I encountered," she said. I have support, and I know that I am Taiwanese."

Let’s explore the significance of National Adoption Day, a powerful observance that brings hope to thousands of children in foster care across the United States.

Adopted children are likely to be allowed much closer contact with their birth families in the future as part of “seismic” changes recommended in a report published today. Some families say the changes are long overdue - but others worry they may deter people from adopting.