MONTVERDE, Fla. - Ivy Lord – a young girl from Nigeria – has finally made it home to the U.S. to be with her parents, a journey that has proved to be a years-long process through the adoption system.

Ivy's adoptive parents, Lisa and Ian, were overcome with emotion as Ivy landed at Orlando International Airport, the final leg of their journey from Lagos, Nigeria.

"Three years ago she was adopted, and it's finally here. She's finally home, and I know she's a little overwhelmed right now, but she feels so loved and so supported," said Lisa.

FOX 35 first shared Ivy's, Lisa's, and Ian's stories in June 2021, when the Lisa and Ian officially adopted Ivy, then 6, from a Nigerian orphanage, but struggled to get U.S. officials to grant Ivy a visa to bring her to the United States.

The Lords reached out to FOX 35 and their U.S. representatives and senators hoping to get help bringing Ivy here. As FOX 35 previously reported, the Lords would spend weeks at a time flying to Nigeria to spent time with Ivy, while they worked desperately with lawyers to finalize the paperwork to bring her to the U.S.

MANGALDAI: A new history regarding legal child adoption has been created in Darrang

district on Friday. It was the day when final adoption order was awarded by the court of

the District Magistrate instead of the court of the District Judge following the Juvenile

Justice (care and protection of children) Amendment Act, 2021 with effect from

September, 2022. The District Magistrate of Darrang Munindra Nath Ngatey awarded the

More than a year after German authorities separated an Indian toddler from her parents, India continues to make efforts to reunite the family. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Saturday the Indian embassy remained in touch with the family and German authorities to find a way forward. Earlier in December, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had conveyed concerns over the baby to his German counterpart.

German authorities had taken custody of Ariha Shah more than a year ago, alleging that she was being harassed by her parents. Since then, the toddler has been living in foster care in Berlin. The family members of the child - reportedly over one-and-half-years old - have been seeking her repatriation to India.

With the case nearing the two year mark, family members and volunteers have also started several petitions to ‘save Ariha’. Family members have also led protests in front of the German Embassy building in New Delhi.

“The paternal grandmother injured the baby by accident in September 2021. When the parents took her to hospital, they were accused of sexual assault and the baby was removed," contends one Change.org petition.

Earlier reports quoting the parents indicate that the case was eventually closed without charges. However, their daughter was not returned. The Berlin Child Services have also filed a civil custody case for the termination of parental rights. A trial date is yet to be set.

How a family lives together varies by country and culture, but the standard family of husband, wife and children is no longer the norm. Living together with several partners, grandchildren, adopted or foster children, eight cats or three dogs: in this series, people talk about their family. Paula (34) is married and has three children. To friends, she is currently five months pregnant.

Her own family is complete with two daughters and a son. She has been happily married to Maykel for years and works as a PE teacher at a primary school. It couldn't be more like a house-tree-animal, yet the life of the young family took a special turn three years ago.

Paula offered a childhood friend of her husband to carry a baby for him and his husband. She is now five months pregnant with a baby who will grow up in another family.

She had three exemplary pregnancies and three fantastic home births. She didn't want a fourth child, but she liked being pregnant so much that she wanted to experience that again. She discussed this with her husband.

"We have never actively looked for a couple for whom we could do this, but we have seriously discussed surrogacy. When I heard that a childhood friend wanted a child with his husband, we took the plunge and approached them."

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Patna: District magistrate (DM) Chandrashekhar Singh on Thursday issued adoption order of three children under the recent guidelines issued by the Central government. The children of different ages were adopted by three different couples of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, respectively.

Two children from Arunoday Vishisht Duttak Grahan Sansthan and another from Srijini Vishisht Duttak Grahn Sansthan were adopted at an event, which was attended by deputy development commissioner of Patna, Tanay Sultania, assistant director child protection (ADCP) Uday Kumar Jha and others.

Jha said earlier adoption of children was a long process through family court, but later it was simplified and the district magistrate concerned was authorised to issue adoption order. He said, “The couples, who had at least two years of stable married life and whose mental condition are fine, are eligible to adopt children after getting registered on the portal of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).”

Meanwhile, the DM inspected the district minority welfare office and directed the officials to make people aware about various welfare schemes launched by the government so that maximum number could avail their benefits. Various schemes sponsored by both central and state government were available for welfare of the minority in the district.

The DM further ordered effective implementation of the Bihar state madrasa strengthening scheme. He also interacted with the employees, checked their attendance, ordered closure of the unnecessary bank accounts and return the unspent amount of past government schemes.

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The court terms the “young woman in distress” to be a unique case. The petition was originally filed seeking medical termination of pregnancy by a 20 year-old student.

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ON Tuesday, a Supreme Court bench comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices P.S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala, issued a clarification in its direction from earlier this month to seek prospective adoptive parents with utmost priority and urgency before the delivery of a child by an unmarried 20 year-old student.

The petition was originally filed seeking medical termination of pregnancy. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), however, submitted a report that in light of the petitioner being in the last stage of her pregnancy, the termination of pregnancy could cause harm to the mother and the child. Accordingly, the bench, by an order dated February 2, directed AIIMS to fix a suitable date for the delivery of the child and to ensure all necessary facilities are made available without charges.

Further, the petitioner suggested giving the child for adoption since neither she nor her family was in a condition to care for the child. In light of the situation, the bench granted permission for the adoption of the child by prospective parents registered with the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA). Subsequently, on Tuesday, the bench directed CARA to implement the order and take necessary steps within 24 hours.

The Grand Criminal Court in Amman issued a life sentence with hard labor against a Jordanian man and his American wife for murder with severe torture.

The sentence was issued based on Articles 327/3 and 64 of the Jordanian Penal Code, after the couple was convicted for torturing their eight-year-old adopted child to death.

The child was put in a bathtub filled with extremely hot water and left there for hours.

The court proved that the convicted husband and wife wanted to "get rid of the four children and kill them," by beating and torture.

They reportedly hit them with wooden sticks and poured hot water on their bodies almost every day.

Cate Riley, daughter of Swiss parents, was adopted by an Australian family in the 1970s. Now she wants to be legally recognized as Swiss. But this is not that easy.

Melanie Eichenberger and Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch

Wrapped up, two teenagers stand with their father in the Basel train station hall. Her mother is coming down the escalator. She waves. It is Cate Riley (52) who walks through the hall beaming despite the freezing temperatures.

It must be a bit of a temperature shock for the family, coming straight from the Australian summer. She has traveled 17,000 kilometers by plane. “We had to buy new jackets and shoes; we never need anything like that at home ,” says Riley.