Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay adopts baby girl

(HMG Celebrity News) – Popular Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay and her husband, actor Peter Hermann, have adopted a baby girl. A NY Post source says, “Mariska was really affected by her accident in 2008, which caused a collapsed lung. She had been trying for a baby but decided to go for adoption.  Baby Amaya Josephine was born about a week ago and is from Texas.

“The couple are overjoyed by the wonder of their new daughter,” the 47-year-old’s rep told  Usmagazine.com.

“Her brother, August, is thrilled to have the sister he’s always wanted,” Hargitay’s spokesperson added.

Hargitay rumored to be TV’s highest-paid actress on NBC’s SVU, married Hermann, 43, in 2006 and their son August is 5-year-old.