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Any way you look at it, the number of children in Los Angeles County without a stable home to call their own is staggering. The foster care program serves nearly 30,000 youth in Los Angeles County alone, and many of those youth face incredible challenges in getting...

California has long recognized the right of a stepparent to adopt the biological child of his or her spouse through a stepparent adoption, which terminates the parental rights of the other biological parent, which is often an ex-spouse of the parent retaining custody....

A common question that we frequently receive is whether there is a certain time requirement that must be met for a stepparent and child to live together in California before the state courts will approve a stepparent adoption of that child. The short answer is that...

When a California court appoints a guardian to care for a child, usually one of two things has happened. Either the parent has come to the conclusion that he or she is unable to properly provide for the child, at least temporarily, due to health issues, incarceration,...