They indicated they would have difficulty letting go of a foster child if he or she were reunified with the mother, which frequently happens. They knew they wanted children of school age, simply for child care purposes.īrown, Mapa and Lightweaver all noted that the process of adoption can be lengthy.īrown said he and Bittner were honest with their social worker from the beginning. They first served as foster parents to Kael and Tyler, now 10 and 14. She is best known for playing Margaret Cho’s grandma on the 1994 ABC sitcom “All American Girl.”Ĭhristopher Brown and Gary Bittner of Laguna Beach adopted two children, brothers, through Orange County Social Services. Mapa’s best friend, actress and comedian Amy Hill, recommended and had also used the county. They adopted Zion through the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. Mapa said he and Hebert wanted an older child and had no preference on race.
