Once a child is adopted from foster care, it’s as if they are reborn in the eyes of many child welfare agencies. In required data reports to the federal government, these agencies remove evidence that ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill allowing adult adoptees to access their original birth certificate passed through the Utah Legislature Friday with a final vote in the House. HB129, sponsored by Rep. Raymond ...

Old adoption records housed at a state agency in St. Paul soon could become a more important resource for people researching their family histories. Minnesota is making plans to digitize about 5 ...

The York County SPCA shattered adoption records during its weeklong Clear the Shelters event last week. The event, which ended Sunday, provided new homes to 146 animals, SPCA spokesperson Kristen ...

LANSING, Mich. — An Oshtemo Township woman must pay a settlement for unlawful business practices involving a dog adoption. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed an Assurance of Voluntary ...

That simple Facebook message would change the life of Kathy Donisi. Though at first, she wasn’t sure the sender was really the same baby girl she had given up for adoption 48 years before. The last ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Two new laws signed by Governor Cox are changing how adoption works within the Beehive State. Among its provisions, H.B. 129 will allow adult adoptees to access the records of ...

"Here, the district court attempted to breathe a more specific meaning into the phrase 'good cause.' Although it is understandable that the court would want more guidance than the statute provides, it ...