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When divorce dissolves parental bonds that felt completely real

I raised my stepchildren as my own but now that my marriage is ending they choose their biological parent and I am devastated.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Step-parent relationships lack legal protection and can be severed by divorce despite deep emotional investment and attachment.

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