boy adopted before 18th birthday

Boy Adopted Hours Before Turning 18

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Every child in the foster care system hopes for a family. For Damien Cavazos, that wish came true--just one day before he legally became an adult. Cavazos told the Corpus Christi, Texas NBC affiliate, "I ... More

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