In the recent matter of In re Adoption of M.E.I., a Minor, Appeal of D.D.L., Father, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court helped clarify the process for a stepparent to adopt a child. In M.E.I. the child-at ...

RACINE -- The Long family recently went through a stepparent adoption. Christine's husband, Mark, adopted her four-year old daughter. Originally from Ohio, the Longs have been married a little over a ...

Kochi: The HC has held that a child's adoption by a stepparent cannot be permitted without the consent of the biological parent. Justice CD Dias made the remarks while dismissing a petition by the ...

Here are some of the documents that must be filed with the Family Court Counseling Services office in the Racine County Courthouse before a stepparent adoption petition can be filed in probate court. ...