John Madill / H-P staff Benton Harbor\'s now-closed Fair Plain Northeast School is a casualty of the district\'s financial problems. Already facing a $7 million deficit, Benton Harbor is among the districts facing more cuts in state aid. Oct 27, 2009
Joan Miller wrote on Oct 26, 2009 3:06 PM:" I'm a person who argues that the greatest influences on what we can expect from our school systems is what we send to our school systems. One reason school costs are as high as they are is that biological parents have abdicated their parental responsibilities and asked the general society to pick up the costs. Too many children are produced by uncaring parents who give only lip service after their little darlings fail they system and society and run... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Ex-Etiquette: My kids' new bonusmom hates Halloween Oct 21, 2009
In terms of good ex-etiquette, Rule No. 2 is "Biological parents make the rules, bonusparents uphold them." This means that if the biological parents made an agreement to raise a child in a particular faith - or no faith at all - that's the agreement that should be honored if both parents cannot agree when one changes his or her mind. This means the way to impact your child if his or her other parent doesn't agree with your new faith is that they learn of your devotion by your acts and deeds. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
La. couple pleads guilty in bird-children swap Oct 15, 2009
Authorities initially thought Greenwell had kidnapped the children, but then learned that the biological parents were aware they were living with Greenwell. . (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Paperwork mess may lead to deportation of Vancouver teen Oct 10, 2009
She was smuggled into the country by her biological parents, then seized by the state because of abuse. She s now 19. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Choosing children's guardian is difficult but necessary Oct 6, 2009
An Ohio woman who gave birth to a baby boy after a fertility clinic implanted her with the wrong embryo is a "guardian angel," the boy's biological parents said Saturday. Paul and Shannon Morell of suburban Detroit said in a statement that they would be "eternally grateful" to Carolyn Savage, of Sylvania, for her decision to give birth to their child despite the clinic's mistake. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Entertainer Spotlight on Rebecca Clark Oct 4, 2009
Life after the orphanage became more tenuous for Clark when she was sent to live with her biological parents after 13 years and had to deal with family issues. My mother didn t encourage me to play music, but my sister and I would perform in plays like Westside Story anyway. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Lodi couple indicted on charges of child abuse Oct 4, 2009
Perez and Hernandez are the biological parents of the 2-year-old girl as well. Lodi Police Detectives took their findings to the San Joaquin County District Attorney's office. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Rakhi angers minister Oct 3, 2009
Even though the childrens parents are watching what is happening, the makers cannot separate them from their biological parents, she said. Women and Child Development secretary Anil Kumar said the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), an autonomous body that works for child rights, is looking into the matter. (India Times, India)
'Pati, Patni aur Who' runs into trouble Oct 2, 2009
Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath too dubbed the programme as wrong as the very young children were not with their biological parents ... Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath too dubbed the programme as wrong as the very young children were not with their biological parents. (India Times)
Community teams up for successful event Oct 2, 2009
In a serious moment, Foxx talked of how he is mending relationships with his biological parents and urged everyone to maintain close ties with their family. I don t care if it s bad family or good family, it s the only family you have, he said. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Embryo implanted in wrong woman Sep 30, 2009
The couple were told about the mistake in February and plan to give the baby to his biological parents who live in Michigan. Anna Holligan reports. (BBC News -- Health)
Embryo mix-up woman gives birth Sep 30, 2009
The Savages have decided to give the baby to his biological parents, Shannon and Paul Morell from Michigan. The Savages, who have three children, offered their "heartfelt congratulations" to the Morells. (BBC News -- Health)
Viagra introduces its latest celebrity backer: the devil Sep 30, 2009
The biological parents of a baby boy born to an American woman who was implanted with the wrong embryo by a fertility clinic have expressed their "eternal gratitude" to her, not just for continuing with the pregnancy, but also for handing the child back to them. Sunday, 27 September 2009. (Yahoo News -- Men's Health)
Legal Woes for New Orleans In Vitro Clinic Sep 30, 2009
Friday, Savage gave birth to a baby boy and will give him to his biological parents, Paul and Shannon Morrell. "To give this baby a chance at life, to have a normal life, even though this child had an unusual start," Shannon Morell said. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Woman in embryo mix-up gives birth to boy Sep 30, 2009
NEW: Couple congratulates biological parents of the baby in statement ... In their statement after the birth, the Savage family congratulated the biological parents of the baby. (CNN -- Health)
Embryo Mix-Up Sep 30, 2009
After the birth, Savage and her husband Sean congratulated the biological parents, Paul and Shannon Morell of Sterling Heights, Mich. But the unintended surrogates then asked for privacy, saying in a prepared statement, "Our family is going through a difficult time.". (ABC News)
Embryo Mix-ups Stun Parents in La., Ohio Sep 26, 2009
She plans on giving the baby over to the biological parents ... The couple say they will give the baby boy over to his biological parents, who live in Michigan ... "The 40-year-old woman from the Toledo suburb of Sylvania is due to give birth within the next two weeks. The couple say they will give the baby boy over to his biological parents, who live in Michigan.". (CBS News)
Happy end to wrong embryo transfer Sep 25, 2009
Similar cases have degenerated into custody battles and ugly lawsuits, but Mrs Savage, 40, said she knew immediately that she and her husband would give the baby to the biological parents ... When it happens, the baby's biological parents, Paul and Shannon Morell will be nearby, waiting to meet their son. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Quarterback C.J. Logan brings Alabama football smarts to Watertown High School Sep 25, 2009
Logan s biological parents, however, still live in Alabama. They saw an opportunity for their son to better himself, so they let him head this way as a young boy, where he now lives with his two guardians. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Woman With Wrong Embryo Unsure Of Blame Sep 25, 2009
Couple To Give Boy To Biological Parents Upon Birth ... The couple say they will give the baby boy over to his biological parents, who live in Michigan. (Click2Houston, TX)
Incest: an age-old taboo Sep 25, 2009
In the German case, Patrick was brought up in a foster home while Susan remained with the biological parents, meeting for the first time when she was 16 and he 23. And in the US case of Allen and Patricia Muth, which went to the Supreme Court in 2005, the sister was raised in care, not meeting her brother until she was 18. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Woman carries wrong baby after mishap Sep 24, 2009
Sept. 23, 2009 03:39 PM Associated Press. TOLEDO, Ohio - Carolyn Savage didn't know what to think, what to say, where to look as the ultrasound wand glided over her belly. (AZCentral -- News)
Couple to give up baby after mix-up Sep 24, 2009
Savage and her husband decided that the right thing - the only thing - to do was to give the baby to the biological parents ... When it happens, biological parents Paul and Shannon Morell, of the Detroit suburb of Troy, Mich. (Boston Globe)
Infotainment Sep 24, 2009
A woman from the northern US state of Ohio who learned she was pregnant with another couples embryo that was implanted by mistake has decided to give the baby to its biological parents. Carolyn Savage, 40, told US media that her husband broke the news to her. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Mom Given Wrong Embryo Giving Up Baby After Birth Sep 23, 2009
Ohio Mother Implanted With Wrong Embryo to Give Baby to Biological Parents After Birth - Pregnancy - FOXNews ... Ohio Mother Implanted With Wrong Embryo to Give Baby to Biological Parents After Birth ... She and her husband are prepared to give the boy to his biological parents, whom they have met. (Fox News)
Worker discovers new hire is lost brother Sep 23, 2009
Joubert had already taken advantage of a new state law allowing adoptees to see their original birth certificates and found out the names of his biological parents, who had died by then. With further help from statistics officials, he also learned that he had a brother - and his brother's original name. (AZCentral -- News)
Couple Says Clinic Implanted Wrong Embryo Sep 23, 2009
Parents Plan To Give Baby To Biological Parents ... She and her husband are prepared to give the boy to his biological parents, whom they have met. (Click2Houston, TX)
Single Parents Rock Sep 22, 2009
I think it takes a very special man/woman to step into the role of step parent and unless you can go into it ready to roll up your sleeves and work as hard as the biological parents for the kid(s) don t do it, that s sacred territory ... think it takes a very special man/woman to step into the role of step parent and unless you can go into it ready to roll up your sleeves and work as hard as the biological parents for the kid(s) dont do it, thats sacred territory. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
8-month pregnant mother forced to give up her baby -- after doctors gave her the WRONG embryo... Sep 22, 2009
Heartbreak: Carolyn Savage will have to give birth to the boy and then hand him over to his biological parents ... Carolyn Savage had the wrong embryos implanted into her and will have to give the boy up to his biological parents as soon as he is born ... But how nice is it to hear that they are giving the baby to the biological parents and there isnt gonna be a fierce custody battle involved. (The Drudge Report)
Mental Health and Aging Sep 19, 2009
Many grandparents are taking care of their grandchildren because the biological parents cannot take care of their own kids. The most common reasons that biological parents are absent are due to drugs or death. (Suite101.com)
There he goes again! Essikado Abrantee Sep 19, 2009
I support people like Dr. Objective and Prince Kumah to say wise up young man give honour to whim honour is due and remember the ten commandments honour your father and mother which doesnt apply to you biological parents alone but anyone at least older that you. With this behaviour Joy FM will always restrict you to trotro mate shows (bits and pieces on the programme of your good mentors like Kojo etc. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Good homes needed Sep 18, 2009
The parents also participate in monthly meetings with the treatment team, including therapists, case managers and anyone else involved in the child s treatment, which can include the child s biological parents ... Lewis also tries to incorporate a child s biological parents in the treatment process if regular visits were already a part of the child s schedule ... If reunification with a child s biological parents isn t a goal, Lewis will instead try to prepare the child for the process of... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
A disaster that has crept up silently: now to save the tribes of lost children Sep 10, 2009
He was accustomed to communities where traditional family structures took care of children if and when their biological parents could not. He realised that in the ever-expanding, marginalised, often violent seams of the overcrowded cities, these systems had broken down. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Uganda: Child Sacrifice Prevention is the Answer Sep 6, 2009
This is by no means an easy question to answer - particularly when, in some of the cases, even biological parents have been implicated in the sacrifice of their own children. Notwithstanding the overwhelming nature of this question, it must be answered - and urgently too. (allAfrica.com)
Police: 15-Year-Old Stabs Mother Sep 4, 2009
Police arrested the boy at the nearby home of his biological parents. He told police he was sitting on the couch when O'Brien yelled at him to get off because he was wet. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Privacy a focus for Health Unit Sep 4, 2009
Spears said foster families want their identities and addresses kept confidential from the biological parents, or from parents from whose homes the foster children have been removed. Spears said currently, foster parents don t have any guarantee that they won t be seen at the health unit with their children and recognized, or their personal information overheard. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Living with children Sep 2, 2009
The facts: A consistent body of hard, objectively gathered scientific evidence to the effect that adopted children are more prone to psychological problems than children who live with one or two biological parents is lacking. On the other hand, there is significant evidence to the effect that even orphaned children exposed during their early, supposedly "formative" years to severe conditions of emotional deprivation and material neglect recover quite nicely when adopted by loving parents. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Murderers or model parents? Sep 2, 2009
The children's biological parents live in San Francisco, so social workers in the city kept tabs on them. Both Campbell and Ross were run through state and FBI databases for any criminal record or instances of child abuse. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Groooooovy! 15 far-out movie hippies Aug 27, 2009
And LSD. In fact, when Mel (Ben Stiller) asks his long-lost biological parents why they gave him up for adoption, he's perturbed by the straight dope: They had to give him up because they were in jail for dealing drugs. Jeff BridgesThe Big Lebowski (1998). (MSNBC -- Movies)
Experiment Raises Prospect of Babies With 3 Parents Aug 27, 2009
The prospect of a human baby with three biological parents has moved closer after scientists created monkeys using a technique that one day could stop children from inheriting severe genetic diseases. The birth of four healthy macaque monkeys in the U.S. offers the strongest evidence yet that DNA can be transplanted safely from one egg to another to correct genetic defects that damage health. (Fox News)
Monkeys with DNA of THREE parents; Hope of eradicating incurable diseases... Aug 27, 2009
Scientists have produced four baby monkeys who each have three biological parents ... Revolutionary: Twins Mito and Tracker are two of the monkeys who were born using an IVF technique that creates babies with three biological parents. (The Drudge Report)
- CHARLEE looking for foster families in Imperial County Aug 25, 2009
The primary goal, Guzman said, is reunification with the biological parents. Unfortunately, that could take from six months to two years or longer, depending on the situation, she added. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Reactive Attachment Disorder May be... Aug 22, 2009
For biological parents who know that the child has not been abused, this implication is disheartening at best. Research May Vindicate Biological Parents. (Suite101.com)
Court rules in Amish custody case Aug 21, 2009
Erdelt argued before the Iowa Court of Appeals that Samuel Schrock's petition should be dismissed for a number of reasons, including the fact biological parents can enter into agreements without a spouse's approval. Erdelt also argued Samuel Schrock was using a "technicality" in an attempt to void an agreement. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
An unlikely champion of same-sex marriage Aug 20, 2009
He dismisses Cooper's contention that the California ban is justified by that state's interest in encouraging relationships that promote procreation and the raising of children by biological parents ... He dismisses Cooper's contention that the California ban is justified by that state's interest in encouraging relationships that promote procreation and the raising of children by biological parents. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Order may boost gay adoption Aug 20, 2009
The adoption decree terminates all parental rights of the biological parents ... Judges in Durham and Orange counties have allowed the domestic partner of a parent to adopt a child by waiving the requirement that an adoption terminate the parental rights of biological parents ... In "direct placement" adoption, the biological parents are required to give up their parental rights. (News & Observer)
Boy, 5, disappeared within 'minutes,' dad says Aug 16, 2009
Missing 5-year-old last seen in store parking lot, caretaker says - CNN.com. Missing 5-year-old last seen in store parking lot, caretaker says. (CNN -- International)
Expert: MJ Paternity Claim "Long Shot" Aug 11, 2009
Bloom explained the children don't have any biological parents in their lives, and Rowe has only a minor role under the visitation and custody agreement that's been reached. She said Lester could wait until Paris turns 18 and try to get her to perform a voluntary DNA test. (CBS News)
PAPER: Michael Jackson kids' godfather claims paternity... Aug 9, 2009
The children have a right to know who their biological parents are and also their ethnicity ... If anybody believes that it won't matter to these kids someday who their biological parents are then they are very mistaken. (The Drudge Report)
Tips to Consider Before Choosing St... Jul 25, 2009
Unless her man asks for her opinion and wants her involved, she needs to step aside and let the biological parents discuss the issue. But even then, the parents have the final say. (Suite101.com)
Clark County deputies search for missing baby Jul 18, 2009
Clark County sheriff s deputies are searching for a 2-month-old baby taken by his biological parents in violation of a court order. Shondra L. Christiansen, 20, and Nicholas L. Christiansen, 24, reportedly fled with their son, Andrew Donavyn Christiansen, from their apartment at some point this week, deputies said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Searching for an Adoptee But Not Kn... Jul 17, 2009
Biological parents of relinquished children are often at a disadvantage because they don't know the adoptive name of their child. Here is one birthmother's success story. (Suite101.com)
Rowe Blasts NY Post over Custody Report Jul 15, 2009
Which pretty much is the potential list of the possible biological parents of the kids. It all goes to the creepy circumstances of how and why these kids were conceived in the first place. (CBS News)
Ask Mr. Dad: How to discipline your stepchildren Jul 15, 2009
-Biological parents tend to under-discipline their kids - especially in the eyes of step-parents. That's often the result of a perfectly well-intentioned desire to reduce the stress in the kids' lives (after all, they've been through enough already, haven't they. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Family History Key to Psychiatric Disorder Risk Jul 9, 2009
The researchers also gathered data about the participants' biological parents, grandparents and siblings. "In general, we found that associations showed a consistent direction of effect across all four disorders: (1) family history was associated with the presence versus absence of disorder for all four disorder types; (2) family history was associated with a recurrent course for all four disorders (but not significantly for women with depression); (3) family history was associated with worse... (MEDLINEplus)
RICHARD ROEPER Jul 5, 2009
It's nearly impossible to keep up with the tornado of stories swirling about in the days since Michael Jackson's death -- everything from conflicting statements about the biological parents of his children to reports his finances were a mess to stories saying he was so frail, the idea of doing 50 concerts in London was madness. Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (The Drudge Report)
Mom of 2 Jackson Kids Weighs Custody Fight Jul 3, 2009
The biological parents aren't always the best choice ... There are many people who are biological parents, but will never have legal custody of the children. (CBS News)
Jackos ex-wife wants kids custody Jul 3, 2009
Earlier this week, reports said that neither Jackson nor Rowe were the childrens biological parents , but Rowe, who runs a horse farm in California, has disputed allegations. The mother of Jacksons third child, Prince Michael II, nicknamed Blanket, is so far unknown. (India Times, India)
Jackson's youngest highlights donor, surrogate secrecy Jul 2, 2009
Adopted children in many states are able to contact their biological parents once they reach a certain age, but those avenues are not as available for children whose conceptions are the result of assisted-reproduction technology. Unless Jackson left information about the woman who donated the egg or the surrogate or donor come forward, experts say it is doubtful the child will ever know everything. (USA Today -- Life)
Michael Jackson's doctor is father of his two kids: Magazine Jul 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES: Rumours about the biological parents of Michael Jackson's three children have deepened, with Us Weekly saying that a Los Angeles-based dermatologist is the biological father of the late pop star's two children. Quoting multiple sources, the magazine reported Tuesday that though Jackson was married to Prince and Paris' mother, Debbie Rowe, their biological father is Arnold Klein, Jackson's Los Angeles-based dermatologist and Rowe's former boss. (India Times, India)
Fate of Jackson children unclear Jun 27, 2009
"Courts tend to favor the biological parents so in that regard she has a very strong case," Silberberg said, drawing comparisons to O.J Simpson, who successfully saw off a custody challenge from the grandparents of ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson, who he was accused of murdering in 1994. Another Jackson confidante, new age guru Deepak Chopra, told CNN he was concerned the three siblings -- the two children Jackson had with Rowe and their half-brother Michael -- could be split up by a custody... (India Times)
The Divorce Will Be Televised Jun 26, 2009
Not every child has the luxury of their biological parents, and gay parents ARE sometimes the biological parents of their young. Marriage is marriage. (Townhall.com)
Sandra 'Sammy' Lynn Lenard Jun 25, 2009
She is preceded in death by her biological parents, Geraldine (Plank) and Edwin Stuart; a brother, A.J. Smith and grandfather, Robert Worrell. . (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Michigan Man Surprised He Isn't Kidnapped Child Jun 24, 2009
He suspected the couple who raised him weren't his biological parents. But DNA results released last week showed there was no way he could be the kidnapped child. (Fox News)
On marriage: Lets call the whole thing off Jun 23, 2009
In fact, while having two biological parents at home is, the statistics tell us, best for children, a single-parent household is almost as good. The harm comes, Cherlin argues, from parents continually coupling with new partners, so that the children are forced to bond, or compete for attention, with ever-new actors. (MSNBC -- Health)
