81.   Her adoptive parents paid more, she said, because her mother had a history of mental illness that rendered the couple unable to adopt in the United States.

82.   His adoptive parents died when he was a teen-ager.

83.   His attorney said Stasi is inclined to let the courts deal with Robinson and let the adoptive parents care for the girl.

84.   How the orphans eye the prospective adoptive parents as eagerly as puppies in a pet shop.

85.   If all goes well, the adoptive parents pay modest pregnancy-related expenses for the birth mother and, shortly after birth, she legally relinquishes the child.

86.   In a year, the LaPlants, like many adoptive parents of Chinese children, may enroll the girls in classes for Chinese lessons.

87.   In each state, social workers evaluate potential adoptive parents.

88.   In a flashback Joey comes out as gay to his adoptive parents in a spectacularly undiplomatic way.

89.   In modern times, as efforts to recruit black adoptive parents have accelerated, black single women and men have heeded the call.

90.   In New York, the group organizes celebrations of events like the Chinese New Year, sponsors panel discussions, publishes a newsletter, and advises prospective adoptive parents.