Can I become a Foster Parent and then adopt the child in my home?
This is the most realistic avenue to adoption through the Department of Social Services. Having a fostering experience first is crucial to later successfully adopting an older or special needs child. However, as a foster parent, you must accept all responsibilities that accompany the role including returning the child to the birth parents if this is the case plan. If you decide to foster in hopes of adopting, you would make the decision as to the degree of risk you could accept in the placement. Reunification with the birth family is the number one goal of foster care. Foster parents have first option to adopt if children cannot safely return home.

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1. Do I have to own my own home to be a Foster Parent?
2. Can I work and still be a Foster Parent?
3. How old do I have to be to become a Foster Parent?
4. Does my spouse have to participate in the process to become a Foster Parent?
5. Who are the children requiring foster care?
6. Can I choose the age, sex, race and number of children I want to provide foster care to?
7. Do foster children need to have their own rooms?
8. Does foster care lead to adoption?
9. If I foster a child do I have to let biological parents visit in my home?
10. How much do I get paid for Foster Parenting?
11. What supports are available for Foster Parents?
12. How do I get started in the Foster Parent process?
13. What children are waiting for adoption?
14. What are special needs?
15. What if I don't have the financial means to adopt a special needs child?
16. What if I want to adopt a baby?
17. What if I want to adopt a foreign child?
18. What if I want a Homestudy done so I can adopt privately?
19. What is involved in an Agency Homestudy?
20. Can I become a Foster Parent and then adopt the child in my home?
21. What if I adopt a child and months or year later I have a problem that I cannot handle?
22. How can I find out information about my biological family?