A mom and dad in Georgia are accused of abandoning their three children — all under the age of 5 — at a campsite, leaving them to fend for themselves and hungry because they hadn't eaten in days.

Newborn abandonment in public places surprises communities and uncovers desperate parental choices under dire circumstances.

Justices Won't Weigh in on Definition of Parental Abandonment The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to hear a first impression case over whether a father who had little contact with his ...

A friend’s father passed recently. She texted a few of us, then posted on social media, receiving a range of expected condolences within hours. There were comments about people feeling “sorry” for her ...

A newborn was left on a subway platform Monday. Days later a woman sought for questioning about the baby girl found abandoned ...

Georgia lawmakers hold public hearings as they work to finalize report which could include funding and policy changes to help ...

HELENA -- Law applies to infants 30 days old and younger; parents will have 60 days to return for the child. The state health department has begun efforts to educate parents and parents-to-be of a new ...

A 12-year-old boy returned home from school to discover an empty house after his parents allegedly moved away without telling him.