I'll make this short and sweet. We've gotten questions on how this foster-to-adopt thing will work lately so I will answer it for you. Of course, all situations might not fit this scenario but they all are generally the same(ish).
- A child is found to be in a home that is not suitable (neglect, abuse etc.)
- The child is removed from their home and placed into a foster home or with relative.
- The state then comes up with a parenting plan. This is basically a list of things this parent(s) MUST do to have their child returned to them. The parent is usually given one year to complete these things (this amount of time really gets me upset, but whatever)
The next part can go one of two ways:
- The parents complies with the plan and eventually is given their children back and the state continues to watch them for a certain amount of time.
- The parent does not comply with the plan or decided that they no longer want to have parental rights and the state grants a TPR (Termination of Parental Rights).
- The child then is then adopted by their foster parents/relative/adoptive parents.
We are in the foster parent/adoptive parents category. If all things go well, we should be licensed in April to begin taking foster placements(fingers crossed!)
We are taking age 0-3 and either boy or girl.
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