Forum: Foster Parenting and Adoption

Hello, Everyone my name is Heather, I am from Ohio. My husband and I are currently moving out of state to Florida because of a job offer there. We are looking into Fosterparenting/Adoption through the state. We have no children I am 23 and DH is 24 this is all very new to me. Any tips, advice etc...

Hi all, my husband and I have two children through IVF, but would love to adopt and have some friends who've worked with the foster care system in MN, but was wondering if anyone else had any experience with it? Thank You! :)

Hi all, my husband and I have two children through IVF, but would love to adopt and have some friends who've worked with the foster care system in MN, but was wondering if anyone else had any experience with it? Thank You! :)

Hi all, my husband and I have two children through IVF, but would love to adopt and have some friends who've worked with the foster care system in MN, but was wondering if anyone else had any experience with it? Thank You! :)

Hi all, my husband and I have two children through IVF, but would love to adopt and have some friends who've worked with the foster care system in MN, but was wondering if anyone else had any experience with it? Thank You! :)

Hi all, my husband and I have two children through IVF, but would love to adopt and have some friends who've worked with the foster care system in MN, but was wondering if anyone else had any experience with it? Thank You! :)

Hi all, my husband and I have two children through IVF, but would love to adopt and have some friends who've worked with the foster care system in MN, but was wondering if anyone else had any experience with it? Thank You! :)

I was wondering if anyone knows if you can adopt through a state waiting program when you have had multiple dui's? My husband and I are in the process but the adoption service wants 2500 dollars that is non refundable before we can start. He has had 3 of them in the past 15 years, the last one...

Has anyone had any problems with fostering or adopting? Dh and I started the process in Aug 2006 in Savannah Ga. We have been through the ringer, upside down and inside out. It's been one issue after another. Needless to stay, after going through everything, we're still homestudyless and childless....

Can someone explain to me the different types of foster care? My husband and I went to an informational class and are more confused now than before we went!!! I would love to hear your opinions on why you chose the type of foster care that you did and how it worked out? What is the difference...

My Sister got a foster son about 2 wks ago. He is adoptable through the state. He is 14 an multi-racial. My husband and I are getting quite attached to him, and he to our entire family. (We have no children, not by choice) We have considered surrogacy and adoption, but never really considered...

We have had K for 9 months, before us she was with 4 other homes, she is only three so you can imagine what this has done to her, but today we found out that God has answered our prayers. K is going to be a forever part of our family. I am so elated..

If anyone wanting to adopt a waiting child from foster care, wants a list of all the online Heart Galleries, let me know. I have quite an extensive list. FradyCat

Hey, We are trying to begin our adoption journey. I contacted the only agency I can find that deals with fost adopt in GA. They told me that we can't get a kid under 8. I know this isn't true, because there are tons of kids on adoptuskids.com What can we do??? When I tried to contact the...

Hello, My husband and I are in the searching phase of the Foster-Adopt process. Because we are military living overseas, we are not foster parents. We have been potentially matched with an 8 year old boy. We received his long profile, but most of it was history and not how he is doing now. ...

Hey guys, I'm pretty new to the forums, but this board caught my attention because I'm adopted. People constantly ask me questions about my experiences, and I guess...just as a way of starting out my time here with y'all, I thought I'd first of all, congratulate and encourage those of you who are...

My last home study interview for a foster care license was ... unpleasant. The others went well enough. I suppose it will be fine, but it left a sour taste in my mouth. Background: I had my most recent mc in September but wanted to continue in our foster-care efforts even though I am not at...

Hello, I'm normally on the waiting and parenting after adoption areas, but we have been presented with a situation that is more up this line of adoption. A birthmother of a 3 year old has been in contact with our agency and we are the only couple even willing to consider the situation. Our...

Hello, Ive been a lurker on these boards for a very long time. Merry Christmas to everyone. Dh and I have been ttc for 7 years, We just meet with the foster service here in Co. We had discussed this as an option, However we really wanted to foster to adopt about under 7. We spoke with the DHS here...

;)anyone out there that started the waaaay old thread that went on forever? come out and play! melanie

Anyone familiar with NY process? We know about parenting classes needed. But, does anyone have experience with different agencies? Would you be able to recommend one for Long Island area??? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Maria.

I didn't see many recent posts. I wanted to add my story because I think adopting through foster care is an amazing option that many people may not know about. My husband and I spent five years and all of our money trying to get pregnant. By the time we gave up, we had no money to use for...

Hello, I am a single mom to a 6 yr old I adopted internationally as a baby. We live in Oregon. I am interested in adopting from foster care. We don;t have foster to adopt here, so I would be doing straight adoption. I have 2 training classes left and will then start my homestudy process. I am...

Hi, I might be getting ahead of myself. We have been TTC for a year now with no sucess. We are going to be tested, but are drawing the line at IUI, IVF (we just can't afford it). We will probably adopt from the foster system and want to begin that process around January. I just have some...

anyone have any thoughts on this debate that i have perceived in the psychology of adoption? In pereparation of my up coming home study i have been reading a lot about how to help my future adopted child cope with the strong emotions that come along with all of this. during my reading i've...