A court can also decide that you are a parent, even if you are not of blood relation to the child and have not adopted the child. (info.legalzoom.com)
All terms commonly used for the people who are connected to our children through blood relation. (adoptionlearningpartners.org)
The movie tries to show that family does not necessarily mean blood relations, and that struggling through hardships will make a person stronger. (haro-online.com)