41.   A federal judge on Thursday upheld a Florida state law banning gays from adopting children, the first federal court ruling on the issue.

42.   A Florida judge on Thursday upheld a state law banning gays from adopting children, the first federal court ruling on the issue.

43.   A year later, Ms. Blankman tried to adopt the child, arguing that Ms. Pixley was an unfit mother.

44.   Adopting the children was itself a long involved process, she said.

45.   After the couple divorced, the children were adopted by their stepfather, a career Army officer, and took his name.

46.   After reaching the United States, Bridget undergoes plastic surgery and the McCains ultimately adopt the child.

47.   After the death of their unborn daughter, Rote and his wife adopted two children.

48.   Almost all of these calls are now coming from parents who have adopted children from Eastern Europe and Russia, Ms. Holtan says.

49.   Both states offer families financial support and mental health services for families once they adopt a child.

50.   But about half the states do not allow a second parent of the same sex to adopt a child, even at a later time.