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The Department of Child and Family Services has honoured the island’s foster parents at their annual Foster Care Appreciation tea. Sylvan Richards, the Minister of Social Development and Sport, said that during the month of May, the Department of Chi...

A man whose former Panamanian wife has contravened a court joint custody order has appealed for his son’s return. Shawn Simons has not seen Shenito, 10, in more than a year and now seeks sole custody after the collapse of his arrangements with the bo...

Unmarried and same-sex couples can apply to jointly adopt children, according to a recent judgment in the Supreme Court. Under the Adoption Act 2006, unmarried couples have been unable to jointly adopt children. Bermuda does not recognise same-sex ma...

An eight-month adoptions delay that led to frustration and heartache for would-be new parents should now be at an end, according to Child and Family Services director Alfred Maybury. However, more stringent adoption regulations now in force come with...

A man who was adopted as a baby in Bermuda and taken to Canada by his new parents has launched a search for his blood family. Benjamin deGraaf was born on May 26, 1973 as Benjamin Trott, but his last name was changed after he was adopted, to match hi...