21.   Authorities took the child when they were arrested and she was raised by adoptive parents.

22.   Bankers who do offer the loans say adoptive parents are good customers, although in need of cash.

23.   Baby whales, for example, draw swarms of adoptive parents.

24.   Becoming an adoptive parent can incite a host of complex emotions, in part because the actuality of bringing home a new baby is always different from the fantasy.

25.   Bledsoe had heard rumors that CPS was approving gay individuals as foster care providers and adoptive parents.

26.   A couple accepts two children with disabilities who have been rejected by their adoptive parents.

27.   A full life lies ahead, and he will want to document it for two adoptive parents whose son is turning out grand.

28.   A sixth judge, Justice Gerald Kogan, agreed that Emily should remain with her adoptive parents, but questioned the reasons listed in the majority opinion.

29.   According to Pamela Holloway of the state adoption unit, Georgia prefers, but does not insist on, adoptive parents of the same race.

30.   About half change their minds after childbirth, causing enormous heartache to the waiting adoptive parents and escalating their costs if they opt to try again.