| There is a big difference between looking to be an | | | | unable to care for the kid and subsequently turned |
| adoptive family and being a foster family. The primary | | | | over their parental rights to the foster care system. |
| difference is that in adoption, the potential parent is | | | | The third reason could be that the guardians or |
| looking specifically to adopt. | | | | biological parents died and no one else was able to |
| In a foster care situation, the foster family is simply | | | | care for the child. Foster care adoptions occur after a |
| providing a temporary residence to nurture and care | | | | child has been placed with a foster family, so the hope |
| for a kid until they are either adopted or returned to | | | | is that the kid eventually becomes a permanent |
| their biological parents. But some foster families | | | | member of that family unit. |
| develop a strong bond with the kid and want to make | | | | If the child was taken from the birth parent(s) and their |
| him or her a permanent member of their family through | | | | rights were terminated, then the foster child adoption |
| foster child adoption. | | | | agency will ensure that no one else can come |
| The typical adoptive family has to apply to adopt a | | | | forward to claim the child. The last thing they want is |
| child and then go through the lengthy process of home | | | | for the kid to develop a bond with his or her new |
| studies and background checks. Families already in the | | | | parents and then have to be taken away. The trauma |
| foster care system will have an advantage. | | | | of that removal could be devastating to the kid. |
| The first advantage to foster child adoption is that the | | | | If you are looking to be an adoptive family, consider |
| child is already present in the home and has developed | | | | being a foster parent first. Yes, you may develop a |
| bonds with the family members. The second is that | | | | bond with a kid that has to be returned to the parents |
| foster families know how the system works and can | | | | but at least you will be helping children who need |
| help speed the process along. | | | | someone to love them unconditionally. The positives |
| Most foster children are placed into foster care for | | | | far outweigh the negatives. |
| several reasons. The first is because a court order | | | | We offer a free child adoption audio gift. Learn more |
| was issued, demanding that the kid be removed from | | | | about foster child adoption at our portal, and drop us a |
| the care of the biological parents due to neglect or | | | | note at our domestic adoption blog. |
| abuse. The second reason is that the parents were | | | | |