adoption news stories on Newser

Charlize: Jackson Is 'Coolest Kid Ever'

Polly Davis Doig — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:54:05 CDT

Charlize Theron lands on the cover of next month's British Vogue , and it doesn't take long for the interview to turn to her new little bundle of joy: Jackson, the baby boy she announced last month she'd adopted . And she's got the role of new mom down pat, it seems,...

Charlize Adopts Baby Boy

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:57:45 CDT

Charlize Theron is a new mom after adopting a baby, Us reports. "Charlize Theron has adopted a child. She is the proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson," says a rep for the actress. A source close to the never-married Theron says Jackson is African American and was...

Police: Ohio Father Pimped Out Adopted Son,10

Rob Quinn — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:01:00 CST

An adoptive father in Ohio has been charged with raping three boys in his care, and hiring out one of them—a 10-year-old—to other men for sex. Undercover cops were led to the man through a Craigslist advert seeking "taboo" sex, AP reports. The suspect's name is being withheld...

Is Millionaire Who Adopted Girlfriend Committing Incest?

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:51:26 CST

When Florida millionaire John Goodman adopted 42-year-old girlfriend Heather Laruso Hutchins, he may have successfully protected his assets. But did he set himself up to be criminally charged with incest? Incest is, after all, defined as sexual relations between close relatives—even adopted ones, Terry L. Turnipseed explains on Slate...

Kids Battle Millionaire Dad's Adoption of Girlfriend, 42

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:10:45 CST

The wily multimillionaire who recently adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend —in what experts say is an attempt to shield his assets from the family of a young man he is accused of killing while driving drunk—faces a new opponent in court: his teenage kids. A guardian acting on their behalf...

Virginia Lawmakers OK Anti-Gay Adoption Rule

John Johnson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:25 CST

Virginia's legislature has approved a controversial bill widely seen as a measure to curb adoptions by gay couples. It allows private agencies to deny placements based on religious beliefs, explains the Richmond Times Dispatch . "This law has one purpose, which is to protect the ability of religious groups receiving millions...

Millionaire Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

Rob Quinn — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:36:00 CST

Polo-obsessed Texas multimillionaire John Goodman has a new daughter: his girlfriend. Goodman legally adopted the 42-year-old blond in what experts believe is an attempt to shield his assets from the family of a young man he is accused of killing while driving drunk, the Houston Chronicle reports. The adoption means...

Mom, 100, Reunited With Daughter After 77 Years

Rob Quinn — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:40:00 CST

A woman forced to give her month-old baby daughter up for adoption in 1929 after a rape the year earlier was reunited with her 77 years later—and was astonished to learn that one of her six biological grandchildren is astronaut Mark Lee. Minka Disbrow, now 100, became pregnant after...

Steve Jobs' Birth Father Wishes Son Would Call

Kevin Spak — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:51:05 CDT

Abdulfattah John Jandali is exceedingly proud of his biological son, and he’d love to meet him—but he refuses to make the first move. “This might sound strange, though, but I am not prepared, even if either of us was on our deathbeds, to pick up the phone to call...