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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A measure that would give Illinois adoptees more information about why they were adopted is heading to the governor’s desk. The plan sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Ann Williams and state Sen. Toi Hutchinson would require state ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ highest court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit over whether married same-sex couples can have the names of both spouses on their children’s birth certificate without a court order. The Arkansas Supreme Court on ...

MILWAUKEE  — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Ty Montgomery is helping to promote the need for foster parents across Wisconsin. Montgomery’s mother, Lisa, has fostered 17 children as her son was growing up. Lisa Montgomery says Ty needed some brothers ...

SAC Capital Advisor LP founder Steven Cohen won another round in a seven-year battle with his ex-wife over claims he cheated her in their 1990 divorce as a judge threw out the complaint a second time. Despite her many setbacks, ...

PARIS — The French government plans to allow divorce by mutual consent to proceed without a judge, to simplify and accelerate the process. Details are to be discussed Tuesday in the lower house of parliament during debate on a bill ...

DOVER, Del. — The state House has approved a bill changing the definition of family under Delaware law to make references to couples gender neutral. The legislation cleared the House on a 34-5 vote Tuesday, with all dissenting votes cast ...

JEFFERSON, Ohio — A couple has pleaded guilty to child endangering and felonious assault for physically abusing their adopted children and keeping them virtual prisoners in a northeast Ohio home. The (Ashtabula) Star Beacon reports a 66-year-old woman and her ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Senate will consider whether to expand the length of time a man has to challenge his paternity after a child’s birth. Current law grants Louisianians one year to contest paternity from the time they ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Legislature has passed a bill aimed at giving divorced parents more equal custody over their children. The House voted 154-2 Tuesday to prohibit courts from presuming a parent is more qualified to be a ...

SELMA, Ala. — Cedar Park Elementary School students filled the sky on April 25 with Bubble of Love to bring attention to a difficult issue, children who are alienated from parents. Continuing a three-year tradition, Councilwoman Angela Benjamin and Mayor ...