21.   They soon divorced, and Barbara lost contact with her adoptive father.

22.   Philip Burton, the adoptive father of the late British actor Richard Burton, has died.

23.   Christa Apelar lost her best friend, Jacqueline Choate, and the man Apelar considered her adoptive father, Toni Choate.

24.   He choked back tears on the witness stand this week when he talked of his last conversation with his adoptive father.

25.   He worked in every capacity in the minor and major leagues before taking control of the Senators from his uncle and adoptive father, Clark Griffith.

26.   Her biological father is screenwriter and producer Richard Gregson and her adoptive father is actor Robert Wagner.

27.   His adoptive father finally agreed but, concerned about his education, arranged for him to attend an international school in Bangkok.

28.   The adoptive father, Barry Funnell, a wheelchair-bound Christian preacher, said Monday no ransom demands were received after the kidnapping.

29.   The husband and adoptive father of the victims was Richard Dow, a part-time police officer and former state trooper.

30.   He also supports controversial visits by cabinet ministers to the Yakusuni Shrine, where war criminals such as his adoptive father are enshrined.