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Just Like Olivia, She Has Adopted Children

Mariska and Peter were already parents to their son, August Miklos Friedrich, but in 2011, they were looking to expand their family and turned to adoption. In April of that year, Mariska and Peter adopted a baby girl named Amaya Josephine, and six months later, they adopted a baby boy named Andrew Nicolas.

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