...Margaret Oliver, a Decatur attorney and former state senator who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 1998. Forrest Burson, director of the state Department of Human Resources' Office of Adoptions. Gia Compton, an attorney with the state...

...abandoned. "The kind of children we're dealing with don't fit the adoption fantasy of most parents," said Forrest Burson, director of the Office of Adoption. "The problems these children have can break your bank and ruin your marriage...

...possible parent. "What we're saying now is the act of having sexual intercourse says there might be a child," said Forrest Burson, director of the State Office of Adoptions. "So if you ever want to be considered, you need to put your name on...

...with physical, mental or behavioral problems or those older than 8, part of a sibling group or black males, said Forrest Burson, director of the State Office of Adoptions. There are 300-400 special-needs children in search of homes at any...

...the General Assembly approving it, Ms. Oliver said. "There is no stronger politician in the state," she said. Forrest Burson, who directs a suburban Atlanta DFACs office, has been named the state's adoption director. A 22-year veteran...