biological parent
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New documents in a lawsuit against Priscilla Presley’s son include claims that Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough is the biological parent of John Travolta and the late Kelly Preston’s youngest child, Benjamin.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
Ms Han is the first biological parent of an overseas adoptee seeking damages from the government, while in 2019, a man who was adopted in the US was the first adoptee to sue.
From BBC • May 23, 2025
In other circumstances, the stepparent becomes the child’s parent in the absence of a biological parent.
From Slate • Aug. 2, 2024
His mother had since married a factory worker, James Robertson, whom Robbie Robertson at first believed was his biological parent.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023
"I grew up without my parent, my biological parent, so I had to learn how to communicate with people around the villages to try and survive", she said.
From Reuters • Feb. 22, 2023
