Tag: adoption

An unsuspecting woman whose step-father has looked after her for the majority of her life was stunned when she was surprised with a series of adult adoption papers on Christmas day.

Parents who suffered infertility introduce their newly adopted baby to stunned family and friends in a series of incredible video calls.

An adopted man cried in his birth mother's arms as he was finally reunited with her for the first time after searching for almost 40 years.

A cheerleader surprised her stepdad by ending her team's cheer routine holding a sign asking him to adopt her officially.

A pair of adopted biological siblings cried in each other’s arms when they were finally able to meet in person for the very first time – a moment 30 years and one pandemic in the making.

An emotional groom picked up not only a wife but two new daughters – as he surprised his wife's children with an adoption request.

This is the emotional moment a family in their 30s surprised their stepdad on FaceTime by asking him to read a heartwarming letter leading to an adult adoption request.

A teen gave her former sports coach and foster father a birthday surprise of a lifetime when he removed a blindfold and discovered a loving adoption request.

A caring stepdad received the birthday surprise of a lifetime as his five-year-old stepdaughter surprised him by revealing a t-shirt asking if she could take his last name. Michael Hodkinson, 24, had no idea the big surprise - which would include him legally adopting Maddalena Hodkinson - was coming, as he celebrated in a Pennsylvania restaurant.

A beloved stepdad can’t fight back his tears as he reads out a note from his stepson containing a loving adult adoption request.