Is it possible to put a child up for adoption at a later age?

Question

this is just a hypothetical question but would the biological parents of a child be able to put their child up for adoption for certain reasons when the child is around 7 years old or even older?

Answer 1

They can.  When I was working as a state social worker, I was given a case where the mother's presenting situation was that she wanted to give her children up for adoption.  They were older.  Of course, our first course of action was to get the whole story.



Sometimes people say things like that out of frustration.  In her case, upon our first meeting she stated that this was the case.   She was by no means abusive or neglectful.  But, she was single with no family nearby, feeling frustrated and felt she didn't have any support for her and her children.  After getting some services in place, things were much better for them.

Older children in foster care have a relatively low chance of being adopted.  They often age out of the system, with no real support and no family.

Answer 2

Yes. In ontario canada, if the child ages out of the system, they are given a social worker until they are done college or university. They are also helped to finance their post secondary education, offered a mentor, helped to get an apartment, furniture, etc and also offered financial support through CAS while they are in school.

Sadly though, this could never make up for having a family that loves you.

Answer 3

Actually if you go to lifetimeadoption.com you will see a few childern that are not new born put up for adoption. The oldest I have seen was 10 years old. Most are 4years old and younger though. There is foster care also but just let you know you can go through an agency also.

Answer 4

Sure. In fact, the best time to put a kid up for adoption is right before college.  That way you won't get stuck paying tuition!

Answer 5

yes it would be a ******* up thing to do though unless of course the parents are crackheads, alcoholics, etc not fit at all

Answer 6

yes but the chances of the child being adopted are very low . it would probly end up in foster homes until they aged out at 18 or so ...

Answer 7

Sure they can.  Any child can be put up for adoption at any age!

Answer 8

Yes, it is possible. One would have to discuss the particulars with a lawyer.

Just curious, but why would someone want to? What are the conditions that preceded this discussion?

Answer 9

yes of course you can give a child up for adoption at any age.

Answer 10

i believe so my dear any child can be put up for adoption no matter how old they are.

my cusin got her kids taken away almost four years ago she had three kids at the time and now shes going on six kids in the system well she had her right terminated for five of them were waitng for baby 6 to come the sh will adventuly have her rights terminated for that one to. but four years have almost past and none of the children have been adopted not that there isnt families wanting them their all basicly with the families who want them and have been for a good three out of four years its the  d**n systm in the fact that everytime she pops out a kid it starts every thing all over for the rest of the kids but ya  any kid can be adopted her kids are now 11-9-5-3-1 and still one on the way!!

Answer 11

Yes, but it rarely happens.  The oldest I have heard it happening was the child was two and the bio-mom willingly gave the baby up (not through social services or anything like that) to another couple.

Answer 12

That would be pretty horrible for the kid....unless the parents are really abusive.

Answer 13

Yes, they can give their child up to DHS.  Most likely, the child would languish in foster care until s/he aged out at 18, with no services, no money, no community support, and no clue how to make it in the real world.  Probably not the best choice.  But yes, it's possible.  And it is possible that the child would get adopted - just much less likely.

Answer 14

Yes, it is.  First though, finding out what is preventing the parents from being able to care for the child and fixing that if possible should be the first step.  

If the parents are truly unable to care for their child even when provided with adequate non-poverty-level resources so they are not struggling, then other family members should be approached about kinship care or guardianship first rather than a stranger adoption.  Children need continuity and a connection with their natural families.

Answer 15

Sure can, though why they would want too is beyond me.