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Stepparents Can Adopt Stepkids in Michigan in Certain Situations

March 13th, 2019
When you fall in love with and marry someone who already has children, that usually means the children become a part of your life as well. In the vast majority of cases, your role as stepparent will be to provide your spouse with practical and financ…
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What to Consider When Planning to Adopt Your Stepchild

February 26th, 2019
If you are a stepparent, it is likely that you have already gone through the process of developing a strong relationship with your stepchild. You may have been a parental figure to them since they were a young baby, and, for all intents and purposes,…
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Emotional Issues Commonly Faced in an Adoption

February 1st, 2019
If you are starting the journey toward becoming an adoptive parent, you are likely considering the future challenges that you may face, and preparing yourself mentally for the endeavor. Like many things in life, going through the process of adoption…
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What to Consider Before Adopting a Child in Michigan

December 3rd, 2018
Adopting a child, just as having a biological child, can be one of the most simultaneously rewarding and challenging things that you will ever do. Adopting can take a great deal of planning, and it is important that you take many things into consider…
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A Detroit Judge Upholds and Adoption Discrimination Case

September 28th, 2018
On Sept. 14, a Detroit judge decided against dismissing an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit that had been filed in federal court earlier this year. In the plaintiff’s filing, they allege that Michigan’s public child welfare p…
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Are you a Single Person Looking to Adopt a Child?

June 6th, 2018
The traditional view of adoption is that of a male and female couple who take a baby or child in their home. However, times are changing. Considering how many marriages end in divorce, and that a child may end up in a single parent home anyway, why s…
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