Both adoptive parents died when he was still a young man.

Long ago, they took the family name of their adoptive parents.

I was brought up by adoptive parents as an only child.

As adoptive parents know, the process is long and can be difficult.

He'd been an only child, his adoptive parents had told him.

My adoptive parents gave me all of that and more.

I give thanks every day for the life that my two adoptive parents have given me.

According to a 2006 report, adoptive parents may be either single or married.

In the end they all left for the island, because the first boy wanted to meet with his adoptive parents.

We and thousands of adoptive parents can see this every day.

The child never saw or spoke with his adoptive parents again.

Apparently, she hadn't had such a good life with her adoptive parents.

As the kids learn English they start to tell their adoptive parents of the things that happened to them.

They seemed even more committed to their adoptive parents than the other way around.

Her child's adoptive parents could offer him many opportunities, she felt.

The county's position is that the child should remain with the adoptive parents.

In some cases, children turn cold shoulders to their adoptive parents.

I believe a great deal of advice is available to adoptive parents these days.

These children know their adoptive parents and have a bond with them.

"Our perspective is that the adoptive parents should be told the whole truth all the time."

Most of the rest go to live with relatives or adoptive parents, the study said.

The hospital eventually agreed to give $2,500 and two weeks of paid leave to adoptive parents.

She says that the adoptive parents have your letter, and they'll think about what to do.

Adoptive parents will want to talk about adoption to their child from a very early age.

He sued his adoptive parents for about $1 million and won.