Adult adoptees in Virginia can now obtain copies of their original birth certificates under a new state law that took effect Wednesday.

The Government of the Netherlands has formally apologized to mothers who were forced to give up their children for adoption between 1956 and 1984, acknowledging what it described as a...

After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says British state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and children

Expressions of ‘deep regret’ need to be accompanied by action, says Matthew Rushton

PUTRAJAYA: An adopted child whose biological parents remain unknown is not entitled to Malaysian citizenship by operation of law, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Reg Barker, 66, says he only found out he was adopted when he applied for a passport, aged 18.

Have lax laws left the for-profit adoption industry ripe for misconduct?

In recent months, Scandinavian and Korean media alike have been saturated with echoes of the past. In my home country of Denmark, a group of Korean...

According to Ukrainian authorities, an Italian court approved the adoption of a 15-year-old Ukrainian boy with a living mother who wants him returned; at least 82 other Ukrainian children in Italy…

An American man of Vietnamese origin will be on trial for allegedly buying three children through online adoption groups and falsifying birth certificates and DNA test results to take them to the U.S.

A chance discovery during lockdown helped uncover a hidden family history stretching from Dublin to Westmeath

The children, now 18 and 19, supported their adoptive mother's application to the court.

More than 300,000 unwed Canadian women were forced to give up their babies in the decades after the Second World War. Though many of these forcible adoptions happened in religious maternity homes that...

A new report condemning an unmarried mothers' home is welcomed by survivors and relatives.

Grand Rapids-based Bethany Christian Services has introduced a new Statement of Faith and Belief that condemns abortion, same-sex marriage and non-traditional gender identities. It’s one that may p…

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to undertake an independent investigation into historic Republic of

Queensland's Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety report, released by the state government on Wednesday, found the availability of adoption should "not be limited by cultural background or…

"When a parent comes forward in a safe delivery case asking for custody of their child, just because you have a DNA test alone doesn't thereby grant custody," Jennifer Swartz of the Adoption Partners ...

After a years-long effort to prove her citizenship, a judge rules she can’t be sent back to Iran, reports NBC 7’s Joey Safchik.

A 2024 report by the National Social Appeals Board showed that Denmark's state-run adoption agencies knew their South Korean partners sometimes changed children's identities.

Christine Nayler spent only four days with her newborn daughter after giving birth at a hospital north of Newmarket, Ont., in 1982, before her baby was taken away from her. Then a 15-year-old…

The investigation began after an 18-month-old boy was abducted from Manauna Dham in Aonla on May 24

Jennifer Arndt-Jones, adopted to the U.S. from Korea in 1974 at 9 months old, searches for her birth family after being found in front of Miryang County Office.

Harry and Bertha Holt were called by God to “save” multiracial Korean children—many of whom did not need saving.

OTTAWA - The government should apologize for its role in supporting the practice of forced adoptions, Liberal MP Karina Gould and Sen. Chantal Petitclerc said Tuesday.

For the first time since he was an infant, Kyle Adler boarded a plane in February to meet his birth mother. The 36-year-old Chilean American, who was taken from her

Ancient Order of Hibernians National President Sean Pender has called for a full forensic survey of the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in County ...

The Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons have uncovered a network of groups

A complete ban on international adoptions to Sweden has been proposed by a government-appointed commission on Monday following its inquiry, which found widespread abuses and fraud. View on euronews

The Citizenship Clinic provides free legal assistance to intercountry adoptees who may have questions or issues with US citizenship.

.Costa Rica is reviewing 101 child adoption files linked to Norway as a Nordic investigation raises questions about consent, records and oversight.

"What happens when vulnerable children become symbols of religion, generosity, and multiculturalism? What happens when they’re no longer autonomous individuals?"

Proposed settlement is valued at $66 million. B.C. has a list of about 2,842 people it has identified as being the subject of a birth alert.

The attorney general’s crusade against Florida’s donor-conceived and adoptive families has an unusual genesis.

The Council of the European Union on May 11 imposed sanctions against people and legal entities responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories.

For nearly 30 years, a group has helped adoptees from Korea and other countries connect with their community.

Suddenly, fingerprints are being taken for N-600 applications in specific limited circumstances. Here's what to know.

Separated at 2, an Indian-origin man finds his birth mother after four decades.

Korean adoptees who were sent abroad between the 1970s and 1990s filed a new round of investigation requests with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Monday, marking the 21st Adoption Day with…

A recent data breach at the National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC), exposing sensitive personal records of adoptees, is drawing critici...

Orphanages, sometimes used as “baby factories,” have been linked to the increasing cases of child trafficking in the South-east.

Four individuals, including a nurse, were arrested in Telangana for selling a newborn after falsely informing the mother the baby had died. The police rescued the child and reunited her with the…

Book review: Children’s Rights to Identity, Selfhood and International Family Law: The Today's Family Lawyer Podcast welcomes two expert guests on to discuss a new book focused on children’s right to…

A legal team that has repeatedly challenged the constitutionality of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act is again taking the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Canadian outfit APL Films is launching sales in Cannes on three-part docuseries, Hola Mamá.

COPENHAGEN — Eight people adopted by Danish citizens from South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s are suing Denmark for allegedly denying them the right...

After years of ignoring her history, Devaki Murch is archiving the paper trail of people like her, building “invisible threads” of belonging