Melissa Gilbert was a presence in her father’s life longer than she knew. The actress, 61, opened up about her journey of finding her birth parents on the July 8 episode of Patrick Labyorteaux’s ...

Birth parents, both mothers and fathers, are a key piece of the adoption puzzle. The vast majority make the difficult decision to place their child for adoption out of what they perceived to be the ...

A woman abandoned as a baby had all but given up hope of ever finding her birth family, until she got a text message that changed everything. Amber Nichols from Seattle, Washington, always knew the ...

Martin Schmidt knew from a young age he was adopted, but he didn’t seek out his biological parents until he was about to have children of his own. His adoptive parents, William and Cynthia Schmidt, ...

Entertainer and speaker Willie Moore Jr., who was adopted and later found his birth family, poses with his birth mother, Katrina Walton, left, and his ‘forever mom,’ Flora Moore. Photo courtesy of ...