DAYTON — Today is National Adoption Day, and families adopting children will gather today in Montgomery County Probate Court.
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There are a record number of families who have their adoptions finalized for today according to Montgomery County officials.
The 14 adoptions will include five children who are teenagers and four separate sibling groups and eight families.
One family, The Henderson’s, adopted three children with two of them being biological siblings.
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News Center 7′s Kayla McDermott spoke with the adoptive parents, Timothy and Emma Henderson, who are no strangers to the adoption process.
“We just love kids and I just when I see a need, I want to help,” Emma stated.
This isn’t the first time the Henderson’s have adopted a child. They have now grown to a family of 11.
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“My heart explodes,” Timothy said, “You know, that’s all I can say it’s just with the joy of having them with us. We just love them. We wouldn’t want it any other way.”
Judge David Brannon stated it never gets old to witness these adoptions be made official.
“The simple word is joy, but I don’t really think you can capture it with just one word,” Judge Brannon said.
Even though 14 kids were able to be adopted today, there are still 200 waiting to find their families here in Montgomery County.
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