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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,...

While we often picture adoptions as the unification of parents with a child they had not previously known (such as through an international adoption), the fact of the matter is that many adoptions occur where an adult or married couple seeks to care for a child that...