Foster to Adoption
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7-Month Old Nephew Coming to Live with Us as Foster Parents
Asked by L.D. from Dallas
on April 11, 2009
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My 7 month old nephew is currently with foster parents who want to adopt him. CPS wants to place him with us in our home. He could be here up to Feb. 2010, hopefully...
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- I have several friends who have been foster to adopt parents. I have watched them love babies from birth and then have them given back to the birth parents after the ...
- I have dealt with this personally with family and the children left in 3 months. Different sitation, but for everyones sake maybe you could give yourselve an endearing...
- L., I have a friend going thru this now. She is in the process of adopting her sisters two kids that CPS took away. The bio mom of course be in these kids lives a...
Foster Care, Mentoring Programs And/or Adoption
Asked by E. from Chicago
on May 31, 2007
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Does any one have any information on how to become a foster or adoptive parent or a mentor. I have been blessed with a 22 month beautiful daughter and I doubt that I w...
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- E., Oprah had a guest on just recently asking for people to mentor kids. If you go to Oprah's website you can learn more about it. I think the organization is call...
- You can also try your local Big Brothers/Big Sisters for mentoring.
- Contact Aunt Martha's in Chicago Heights, they would be able to tell you. M.
Seeking Adoption Information in the SW Fort Worth Area
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on November 10, 2008
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Hello Ladies,
My husband and I have been looking into adoption. We requested information from Gladney but the cost is somewhat prohibitive. Have any of you moms out...
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- Try Focus on the Family at 800-232-6459. They just sent a letter looking for loving parents to help with adopting. I don't know what they can do. I know they don't hav...
- I would try Catholic Charities in Dallas. I believe they also have an office in Fort Worth but work primarily out of the Dallas office. I have worked with them was a...
- Hi Mussette, My husband and I are working with the Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth. They do foster-to-adopt programs. They host an informational session once/month. ...
Any Foster Parents in the Group..??
Asked by M.T. from Dallas
on March 14, 2008
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I know I have the call to open my heart and home for a couple kids and I'd like to be in touch with fosters moms in the area. I haven't started the process yet, becau...
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- I was a foster mom but of Monday of this week- I closed my home. I had great experiences and lots of joy with the children but be ready because the system is very brok...
- Hello M.! I am not a foster parent, but my cousin and his wife have 5 foster children. They could not have their own, so they decided to become foster parents. ...
- I am a foster parent with Covenant Kids. I adopted my daughter out of foster care. She was 10 days old when I received her and 10 months old at adoption. We returned t...
Adoption- What It Takes
Asked by C.Z. from Omaha
on September 6, 2012
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I was wondering what the steps are to go through adoption. I have always been interested in adoption and just do not know the process. Also what ducks have to be in pl...
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- Domestic adoptions are difficult and very costly. Foreign adoptions are easier, but either way you will need an attorney. You will have to go through background chec...
- The first step would be to contact either a reputable adoption attorney in your state or a recommended agency (depending on your personal preference). My husband & I ...
- Our friends adopted from Guatemala. 40K. Easy as pie.
Should We Try for Adoption?
Asked by C.T. from Phoenix
on June 5, 2011
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A friend of ours had guardianship over her nephew. We babysat a lot, many times overnight during the course of about 3 months, and became very attached to him.
He wa...
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- Although Lexxa is right that the mom can choose to sign over guardianship to you, it would be complicated, and you would definitely need to involve a lawyer if this we...
- I agree with Kiera, let CPS know you are interested. See if you can find out the name of the CPS case worker and talk to him/her. A lot of it may depend on the conne...
- Ask them to sign over custody to you!!! If you love that baby this much I dont see it being a huge issue. You can personally message me if you have any other questions...
Welfare & Adoption
Asked by J.L. from Chicago
on April 12, 2011
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What would you think if there was a law in place where you could only accept welfare under the pretense that should you get pregnant while on welfare you would have to...
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- I would think we were sliding further down the already slippery slope we're on with giving our government even more control over our lives, our bodies, and what we do ...
- Not everyone on welfare is looking to milk the system. Mothers don't deserve to be seperated from their children just because they're on public assistance. Being poor ...
- It's a scary world when the government has authority over your fertility and family. I say "hands off".
Adoption Agency
Asked by L.S. from Dallas
on December 27, 2006
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Can anyone recommend an adoption agency? We have one awesome son thanks to IVF but we want to adopt the next baby instead of going through IVF again.
Thanks!
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- The Gladney Center in Ft Worth is awesome.... not only do they do so much to help create families but they really help birth mothers with counseling, school, etc. Our...
- Well, we went through Hope Cottage to adopt our son 2 years ago. They're excellent- easy and friendly.
- My sister in law and her husband just finished adopting a little girl from Russia in July they used light house adoption agency. And from what she has told me they are...
Adoption Party
Asked by J.B. from Phoenix
on March 23, 2011
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My niece is adopting a girl that is 2 years old. She is having an adoption party. My question is do you buy the parents a gift? Do you buy the little girl a gift? ...
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- Think "baby shower" but the gifts should be for a 2yr old instead of a newborn (clothes, toys, bedroom supplies, diapers if she is not yet potty trained, gift cards, e...
- What about a family membership to the zoo or a childrens museum?
- Speaking as an adoptive parent even though mine was an infant the child is still new to the family so the family will need things for her. If she is still in diapers ...
Adoption Staffing
Asked by M.F. from Brownsville
on January 2, 2011
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What is the adoption staffing all about? We made it to the finals and there will be a staffing to decide if we get to adopt a sibling group of two. We need to send our...
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- It is a good thing, there you will be able to speak to the foster parents and look over their case file for one more time. Nothing to worry about, just relax and let ...
- We went through this almost 4 years ago. And what typically happens is a group of caseworkers sit down and look and all your paperwork, homestudy and photo's, the kid...
- You are probably among the final choices between yourselves and maybe one or two other couples. This is a great sign! The album will just help them get to see your f...
