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Strange how this topic started about adoptuskids and switched gears. Has anyone had any success with foster adopt program? We are not currently thinking of heading in that direction, but I am interested to know what life has been like for someone who has adopted that way and how old was the child... ↓
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| Name: Luann | Date: Dec 13th, 2006 8:38 PM |
| I recently adopted my son thru the foster care system. He came to us at 7 months and he was adopted at 21 months. The bio mom terminated her rights immediatley after placement, but we had issues with the birth father and potential birth fathers that put us in limbo for several months. We just prayed as hard as we could and now he is OURS! Fost to adopt is definatley not for everyone. The emotional risks are huge. But in my opinion, the end result far outweighs the risks. ↑ |
| Name: mommyinwaiting | Date: Dec 13th, 2006 9:21 PM |
| Thank you Luann, it sounds like you got him young enough to avoid a lot of the issues that happens with the older children. What state are you in? ↑ |
| Name: tattudemom | Date: Dec 14th, 2006 1:13 AM |
| On www.adoption.com, they have message boards devoted to foster, adopt, and/or foster/adopt folks. It's very informative and folks will give you the good and the bad. Some have adopted through other means too and will give you the comparisons. ↑ |
| Name: dana6 | Date: Dec 14th, 2006 1:37 AM |
| our close friends adopted their two children through www.adoptpskids.org, they had a wonderful experience, they got two children a brother ans a sister who are 2 and 3, they came from a realy bad situation, and are doing much better now, my husband and i have been giving thought to this option as well, she said they hardly had to pay a penny to get the kids, untill the adoption was finilazed, i guess they had to pay the court costs and stuff? it took about 9 months for the adoption to go through i think. ↑ |
| Name: Luann | Date: Dec 14th, 2006 2:16 AM |
| I'm in Northeast Pennsylvania. I'm also a member of adoption.com under Hopefulinpa and I lurk on the foster boards there to get insight into others going thru the same things. ↑ |
| Name: mommyinwaiting | Date: Dec 14th, 2006 3:48 AM |
| My little one has kept me on my toes all evening. I cracked up over the "lurk" comment. I am trying to type with a wiggly little boy in my arms, not an easy accomplishment :) do you need to be signed up with an agency to be on adoption.com? ↑ |
| Name: Luann | Date: Dec 14th, 2006 2:00 PM |
| no you don't need to be signed up to be a member of adoption.com. It's a great place to get information about all aspects of adoption and foster care. It is strictly forbidden to try to seach for a match there though. ↑ |
| Name: Dreamsofchild | Date: Dec 17th, 2006 10:30 PM |
So much depends on the age of the child, as well as prental care of lack of. As well as mental health of the birthparents. How much abuse the child has suffered and how much they have seen and been subjected to. It all kind of adds up. We know of 2 children placed at age 7 and 3 thru foster adopt. it was hard and diffidult to deal with the behaviors of these children. Foster adopt is Not for the Faint of Heart it can and will break Your heart, Also few infants are adopted by foster parents and when they are Most of these kids have been in foster care for some time before adoption is final.
Best wishes
Dreams ↑ |
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