How long will it take to adopt a kid if it is in foster care ?

Question

how long will it take to adopt a kid if it is in foster care and we are already foster parents do you think we'll have to go through training again ?

Answer 1

not through training, if you have a good record than it should be around 30 minutes

Answer 2

That is dependent on your status as a foster care parent and on your state.

If you have a CURRENT homestudy, placement of a child can happen within a couple of weeks to a few months.  If you have to update your home study first, plan on several months.  After a child placed in your home, it is 6 months to a year for the courts to hear the case and finalize the adoption.  This is true for private infant adoptions as well.

Answer 3

Probably a year from the time you get the child until it's final. By being forster parents, you probably won't have to wait as long to get a child though.

Answer 4

that's hard to say. my family has done foster care for the past nine years, and we've adopted one little girl. it all depends on the case and how fast the parents rights are terminated.

Answer 5

you do realize you're not adopting an animal.... your question seems very impersonal and had I not reread it more carefully, I would have given you animal adoption tips.

Anyway, I'm no expert but I suggest you do some online research and talk with your trainer? I'm sure it depends on the age of the child, the child, the state you live in, and a number of other things. I would call and ask someone in the department where you wish to adopt, or something like that.

Answer 6

If you are currently fostering the child you wish to adopt....you will need to wait until termination of parental rights...and then you can adopt anytime thereafter....if TPR has already been granted, then most states require that you care for the child in a 'transitional period' (mostly to make sure you are taking care of the child well and that no serious problems arise before making it official). This usually is a mandatory one year waiting period...then you can adopt.

Answer 7

I'm guessing that will depend on the state's laws, the child's situation, and whether or not you are chosen by the caseworker to parent the child (just a note here, calling a child "it" kinda creeps me out a bit...I can tell you didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to point that out).  Call the child's caseworker and ask what you would need to do to get prepared to adopt, and if s/he would consider you as an adoptive resource for the child.  If you don't have a specific child in mind, call your local DHS and ask what you'd need to go through, as a foster parent, to become approved to adopt through your state.  You probably won't have to do much more, but the process is a little more in-depth than the process to become approved foster parents.