Taking The Blended Family One Step Further
The days of being married and it lasting 50 years are becoming more and more rare. In 2011, there were 877,000 divorces granted within a population pool of 246,273,366. Since humans generally prefer the company of others, second marriages and blended families are more common than ever before. If the new parent wishes to legally complete the family circle by adopting their step-children, there are steps that can be taken to do this; however, there are legal and emotional ramifications in doing so.