1.   Fearful the couple would soon adopt the child, Bledsoe transferred the baby to another foster home.

2.   In cases in which same-sex couples both adopt their children, the same custody rules apply as those governing married couples who divorce, attorneys say.

3.   Last fall, a Calgary judge established the right for local lesbian couples to adopt children legally.

4.   Last month, an Ontario family court judge set precedent in Canada by permitting four lesbian couples to adopt.

5.   Massachusetts is one of the few states where same-sex couples can adopt.

6.   She remarried, and the couple adopted three young boys who came from mixed African-American and white heritage.

7.   The bill also makes it easier for couples to adopt children who have different racial or ethnic backgrounds.

8.   The couple adopted a child and she gave birth to one before the movie was made, raising the number of children they have to seven.

9.   The couple was adopting a baby daughter, but the adoption was not yet final, and he was afraid his deteriorating finances would derail the process.

10.   The court did not address whether a gay couple could adopt a child whose parents had relinquished parental rights.