Where a mother challenged the adoption of her child by his stepmother, her challenge failed, because the the circuit court considered the child’s best interests, including that the mother had no ...

In the recent matter of In re Adoption of M.E.I., a Minor, Appeal of D.D.L., Father, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court helped clarify the process for a stepparent to adopt a child. In M.E.I. the child-at ...

I’ve been raising my stepdaughter for years. Her mom occasionally comes around but is not very involved in her life. Her dad and I have been the two that have raised her. I’d like to legally adopt her ...

Even with the steps forward taken by this state to promote equality for same-sex couples with respect to marriage and adoption, it is evident there are still gaps in our statutory scheme that need ...