Adoption Day

In the world of foster kids and adoption, babies get scooped up quickly. The decks are more stacked against older children. With each year that passes, their cheeks become less irresistibly chubby, their emotional wounds become deeper and their ...

With his partner of 20 years standing by his side, Reggie Wilson was so overcome with emotion that he was now an official adoptive parent of two children that he wept himself into a nose bleed. He considers himself the composed one in the family. So, ...

More than 20 children in Washington are joining new families. Saturday is "Adoption Day" at DC Superior Court. More than 20 adoptions will be finalized during this year's ceremony. Each child and his or her family will be introduced, and a judge will ...

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This is a story about judgments and the many ways people can surprise us. It begins a couple of years ago, when I was covering a conference for gay and lesbian parents. I met a gorgeous couple who looked more like models in a a Polo ad than parents. ...

This year, the NBC4 anchor emceed her 25th consecutive DC Adoption Day at the court, introducing each child as they formally joined their new family. In the fickle world of local news, Harrison has become a permanent fairy godmother to the city’s ...

Saturday will mark the 25th anniversary of Adoption Day, an annual celebration at the District of Columbia Superior Court that recognizes the close to 200 families who choose to adopt each year. The event, hosted by the court and the city’s Child and ...

Happy stories coming out of the District of Columbia’s Moultrie Courthouse are few and far between. But Saturday, there will be plenty of smiles at the 25th annual Adoption Day, hosted by the DC Superior Court and the city’s Child and Family Services ...