In a combined bachelor's and master's degree program, you will be able to use some of the credits you earn as an undergraduate student toward your graduate studies. These programs usually take a total of five years to complete, or one year longer than a normal bachelor's degree program.
A New National Holiday: Stepparents Day. By Beth Bruno Â© 2001. There are millions of unsung heroes and heroines in our midst, men and women who deserve recognition but get a bum rap instead.
After a Step Parent Adoption is Finalized. Upon the finalization of the step parent adoption, the step parent becomes a legal parent of the child, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails. If the biological parent should pass away, custody would pass automatically to the adoptive step parent.