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A stepchild is the offspring of one's spouse, but not one's own offspring, either biologically or through adoption. Stepchildren can come into a family in a variety of ways. A stepchild may be the child of one's spouse from a previous relationship, or alternatively, be the result of an adoption, in which case the child would have no biological ...
In evolutionary psychology, the Cinderella effect describes the phenomenon of a higher incidence of child abuse and mistreatment by stepparents than biological parents. It takes its name from the fairy tale character Cinderella, a girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters.
Stepparents generally do not have the authority to give legal consent to medical treatment for a stepchild, unless the stepparent has legally adopted the child or been designated a legal guardian. A child's parents or legal guardians may sign a statement authorizing a third party to consent to medical care.
Kamala Harris' family was out in full force at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week. Not only did the vice president's husband, Doug Emhoff, give a speech on the second day of ...
A travel insurance policy which covers curtailment due to the death or illness of a member of the policy-holder's "immediate family" uses a wide definition but adds residential requirements: "Immediate Family is your Partner, and: parents, children, stepchildren, fostered or adopted children, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews ...
The following countries permit step-child adoption in which the partner in a relationship can adopt the natural and/or the adopted child of his or her partner: San Marino (2018) [132] Czechia (2025) Step-child adoption is legal in the following subnational jurisdictions or dependent territories: Hong Kong (2021) [133] [134] [135]
Ancestor or descendant, including a natural child, child by adoption, or stepchild, a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, or an uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood ("descendant" includes a child by adoption and a stepchild, but only if the person is not legally married to the child by adoption or the stepchild).
Soon-Yi Previn (/ ˈ p r ɛ v ɪ n /; born Oh Soon-hee, Korean: 오순희; c. October 8, 1970) is the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and Woody Allen. She is married to filmmaker Woody Allen, and the couple have two adopted children.