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
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
It is however possible for an adult who is not the biological parent to obtain parenting rights through a special adoption procedure.
From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2023
Their pregnancy was considered a rarity in India because "no one else has called themselves a biological parent in the transgender community as far as we know", the couple told the BBC earlier this week.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023
