Time magazine reports that at any given time, an estimated 1 million U.S. families are looking to adopt—many of them seeking infants.
That figure dramatically outpaces the number of available babies in the country. Some hopeful parents turn to international adoption, though in recent years other countries have curtailed the...
CBS News reports that the U.S. State Department has revoked a policy that made it difficult for the children of same-sex parents to recognized as U.S. citizens at birth.
The previous policy stated that the U.S. citizen parent had to be biologically related to the child in order for them...
Reuters reported that Supreme Court agreed to review Mississippi’s bid to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a Republican-backed measure enacted in direct challenge to the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
The court's new 6-3 conservative majority, which is not expected to rule...
From Bloomberg: It’s not easy to assess the value of a surname in a divorce proceeding, but valuing it as “goodwill” and treating it like property may be the answer, says Greg Bordelon, associate law professor at the University of Maine School of Law. In the case of the Gates divorce, the value...