1.   A month later, Mr. and Mrs. Bracy began adoption proceedings.

2.   Adoption proceedings are sealed and courts do not submit records to state regulators.

3.   From the presidential campaign to local curriculum wars to adoption proceedings, the issues have proliferated.

4.   He also said he expected that adoption cases would remain closed because of existing state laws and rules that restrict public access to adoption proceedings.

5.   The adoption proceedings are continuing.

6.   They said that within hours of the ruling, they told a lawyer to start adoption proceedings for Ms. Berger.

7.   Bush says the registry prevents absent fathers from coming forward after months or years to challenge adoption proceedings.

8.   Jheanelle had been stranded in Jamaica since June, when Prime brought her to the island to finish adoption proceedings.

9.   When the Mahlangus learned that Stopford had started adoption proceedings, they filed a court challenge to get their son back.