Whether they’re single moms by choice, divorce or heartbreaking loss, meet famous single parent families and find out how celebs like Madonna, Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon juggle the single life with kids.

Sandra Bullock
We already knew actress Sandra Bullock had three stepkids from her marriage to Jesse James. But things changed quickly this year: first she won the Oscar for her role in The Blind Side, then discovered that her husband was cheating and subsequently filed for divorce, and finally revealed that she’d secretly adopted a baby boy, Louis Bardo, from New Orleans. All new moms deal with change, but Bullock handled life’s curveballs with grace—a trait that will make her a great mom.

Halle Berry
Proof that beauty doesn’t always bring happiness, actress Halle Barry has been through two rocky marriages, so we were thrilled to hear her announce some good news in 2007: that she was pregnant by equally gorgeous model boyfriend Gabriel Aubrey. The couple welcomed daughter Nahla in 2008, but split in 2010, promising to keep things amicable for their daughter.

Kate Winslet
The Oscar-winning actress surprised everyone when she announced her separation from director husband Sam Mendes. Both called the split “extremely amicable” and it certainly looks that way since they since been seen together with the kids, Mia (Winslet’s daughter from a previous marriage) and Joe.

Kate Hudson
After splitting with rocker Chris Robinson in 2006, and dating hot bachelors like Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong and Owen Wilson, the number one man in actress Kate Hudson’s life has always been her son Ryder. Hudson and Robinson are still close; “For both Chris and me, our main focus is, and was, Ryder. And happy parents, happy baby,” she told People magazine.