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This conversation is especially important for people who don’t have a traditional role, such as stepparents, Kuehl said.
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
Indeed, stepdads went on to have as many chicks as did the killers over the birds’ lifetimes—upending the established idea that adoption is maladaptive and hinders a stepparent’s reproductive success.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
The law specifically points to grandparents and stepparents as beneficiaries of the law.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
Administration officials said the action will protect about 500,000 immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, and about 50,000 immigrant youth with a U.S. citizen stepparent.
To qualify, immigrants must have resided in the U.S. for 10 or more years as of June 17 and be legally married to a citizen.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
Indeed, stepdads went on to have as many chicks as did the killers over the birds’ lifetimes—upending the established idea that adoption is maladaptive and hinders a stepparent’s reproductive success.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
The law specifically points to grandparents and stepparents as beneficiaries of the law.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
Administration officials said the action will protect about 500,000 immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, and about 50,000 immigrant youth with a U.S. citizen stepparent.
To qualify, immigrants must have resided in the U.S. for 10 or more years as of June 17 and be legally married to a citizen.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
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“Stepparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepparent. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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stepparent
noun
step·par·ent
ˈstep-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a person who is a stepmother or stepfather
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