Can a pregnant person be adopted ?

Question

this seems like a weired question and it is...but im dead serious.

i need help now.

im going insane.

Answer 1

I would think that if the pregnant person was under 18, they could be adoptable like any child that needs a home.  The child would still be hers to raise.  If you are in that situation talk with a social worker who can help you.

Even if the pregnant girl was adopted, she could still get help (either from her parents adoptive or natural, or from social services) to raise her baby.

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Gershom, that is a very interesting point.  I like it.

Answer 2

Yes, a pregnant woman can be adopted as long as the legal requirements for general adoption are satisfied.  My best to you.

Answer 3

Yes, infact I wish more "mothers" were adopted and the new adoptive parents could help raise their new grandchild instead of separating the two so mother and child lose too.

Answer 4

yes cause when my friend was pregnant she got adopted

Answer 5

yes some just adopted so they can have the baby around them

Answer 6

If you're asking whether you can be adopted while pregnant, then yes, you can.  In Ohio, a person can be adopted at any age into a family - mostly for the purposes of a non-blood relative getting a large portion of an inheritence (if they are adopted, it is harder for family to contest the will).  

If you're asking whether you can go to an adoption agency and give the child you're pregnant with up for adoption, then yes.  There are several different ways to adopt - you can go to an adoption agency affiliated with your religion, have an open adoption (basically picking the parents and having a role in the child's life) or simply making an arrangements with the state.  Just remember that if you give up your child for adoption, you are not permitted to hold the child after birth, and you cannot change your mind once the child is placed in a home unless you can prove duress.  

Good luck with any option you choose.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

I think if you are under 18 and in the system yes but it would be hard to find foster parents willing to do so. I would if I was a foster parent those are often the teens who need the most help!!

Answer 9

if she is under 16 or 18 maybe.<- not sure when you can leave on your own.

as long as she is a minor and is up for adoption

i guess...

Answer 10

Yes.  Being pregnant is not a disqualifying factor for adoption.  In what state do you live?  I'll see about looking up the adoption code for that state so you can see all of your state laws surrounding adoption.  I have those for my own state handy, which is California, but I can look up those for another state if you like.

ETA:  HERE YA GO...

FAMILY CODE

CHAPTER 162. ADOPTION

SUBCHAPTER A. ADOPTION OF A CHILD

§ 162.001.  WHO MAY ADOPT AND BE ADOPTED.  (a)  Subject

to the requirements for standing to sue in Chapter 102, an adult may

petition to adopt a child who may be adopted.

(b)  A child residing in this state may be adopted if:                        

(1)  the parent-child relationship as to each living

parent of the child has been terminated or a suit for termination is

joined with the suit for adoption;

(2)  the parent whose rights have not been terminated

is presently the spouse of the petitioner and the proceeding is for

a stepparent adoption;

(3)  the child is at least two years old, the

parent-child relationship has been terminated with respect to one

parent, the person seeking the adoption has been a managing

conservator or has had actual care, possession, and control of the

child for a period of six months preceding the adoption or is the

child's former stepparent, and the nonterminated parent consents to

the adoption;  or

(4)  the child is at least two years old, the

parent-child relationship has been terminated with respect to one

parent, and the person seeking the adoption is the child's former

stepparent and has been a managing conservator or has had actual

care, possession, and control of the child for a period of one year

preceding the adoption.

(c)  If an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights

contains a consent for the Department of Protective and Regulatory

Services or a licensed child-placing agency to place the child for

adoption and appoints the department or agency managing conservator

of the child, further consent by the parent is not required and the

adoption order shall terminate all rights of the parent without

further termination proceedings.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, § 14, eff. Sept. 1,

1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 493, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

§ 162.002.  PREREQUISITES TO PETITION.  (a)  If a

petitioner is married, both spouses must join in the petition for

adoption.

(b)  A petition in a suit for adoption or a suit for

appointment of a nonparent managing conservator with authority to

consent to adoption of a child must include:

(1)  a verified allegation that there has been

compliance with Subchapter B ;  or

(2)  if there has not been compliance with Subchapter

B, a verified statement of the particular reasons for

noncompliance.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.          

§ 162.0025.  ADOPTION SOUGHT BY MILITARY SERVICE

MEMBER.  In a suit for adoption, the fact that a petitioner is a

member of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the

Texas National Guard or the National Guard of another state, or a

member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United

States may not be considered by the court, or any person performing

a social study or home screening, as a negative factor in

determining whether the adoption is in the best interest of the

child or whether the petitioner would be a suitable parent.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768, § 1, eff. June 15,

2007.

§ 162.003.  PRE-ADOPTIVE AND POST-PLACEMENT SOCIAL

STUDIES.  In a suit for adoption, pre-adoptive and post-placement

social studies  must be conducted as provided in Chapter 107.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, § 73, eff. Sept. 1,

1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 800, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  

Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 133, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:                                                                  

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 832, § 6, eff. September 1,

2007.

§ 162.0045.  PREFERENTIAL SETTING.  The court shall grant

a motion for a preferential setting for a final hearing on an

adoption and shall give precedence to that hearing over all other

civil cases not given preference by other law if the social study

has been filed and the criminal history for the person seeking to

adopt the child has been obtained.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, § 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.          

§ 162.005.  PREPARATION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL,

AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT.  (a)  This section does not apply to an

adoption by the child's:

(1)  grandparent;                                                            

(2)  aunt or uncle by birth, marriage, or prior

adoption;  or              

(3)  stepparent.                                                              

(b)  Before placing a child for adoption, the Department of

Protective and Regulatory Services, a licensed child-placing

agency, or the child's parent or guardian shall compile a report on

the available health, social, educational, and genetic history of

the child to be adopted.

(c)  The report shall include a history of physical, sexual,

or emotional abuse suffered by the child, if any.

(d)  If the child has been placed for adoption by a person or

entity other than the department, a licensed child-placing agency,

or the child's parent or guardian, it is the duty of the person or

entity who places the child for adoption to prepare the report.

(e)  The person or entity who places the child for adoption

shall provide the prospective adoptive parents a copy of the report

as early as practicable before the first meeting of the adoptive

parents with the child.  The copy of the report shall be edited to

protect the identity of birth parents and their families.

(f)  The department, licensed child-placing agency, parent,

guardian, person, or entity who prepares and files the original

report is required to furnish supplemental medical, psychological,

and psychiatric information to the adoptive parents if that

information becomes available and to file the supplemental

information where the original report is filed.  The supplemental

information shall be retained for as long as the original report is

required to be retained.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.          

§ 162.006.  RIGHT TO EXAMINE RECORDS.  (a)  The

department, licensed child-placing agency, person, or entity

placing a child for adoption shall inform the prospective adoptive

parents of their right to examine the records and other information

relating to the history of the child.  The person or entity placing

the child for adoption shall edit the records and information to

protect the identity of the biological parents and any other person

whose identity is confidential.

(b)  The department, licensed child-placing agency, or court

retaining a copy of the report shall provide a copy of the report

that has been edited to protect the identity of the birth parents

and any other person whose identity is confidential to the

following persons on request:

(1)  an adoptive parent of the adopted child;                                

(2)  the managing conservator, guardian of the person,

or legal custodian of the adopted child;

(3)  the adopted child, after the child is an adult;                          

(4)  the surviving spouse of the adopted child if the

adopted child is dead and the spouse is the parent or guardian of a

child of the deceased adopted child;  or

(5)  a progeny of the adopted child if the adopted child

is dead and the progeny is an adult.

(c)  A copy of the report may not be furnished to a person who

cannot furnish satisfactory proof of identity and legal entitlement

to receive a copy.

(d)  A person requesting a copy of the report shall pay the

actual and reasonable costs of providing a copy and verifying

entitlement to the copy.

(e)  The report shall be retained for 99 years from the date

of the adoption by the department or licensed child-placing agency

placing the child for adoption.  If the agency ceases to function as

a child-placing agency, the agency shall transfer all the reports

to the department or, after giving notice to the department, to a

transferee agency that is assuming responsibility for the

preservation of the agency's adoption records.  If the child has not

been placed for adoption by the department or a licensed

child-placing agency and if the child is being adopted by a person

other than the child's stepparent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle by

birth, marriage, or prior adoption, the person or entity who places

the child for adoption shall file the report with the department,

which shall retain the copies for 99 years from the date of the

adoption.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.          

§ 162.0065.  EDITING ADOPTION RECORDS IN DEPARTMENT

PLACEMENT.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in

an adoption in which a child is placed for adoption by the

Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, the department is

not required to edit records to protect the identity of birth

parents and other persons whose identity is confidential if the

department determines that information is already known to the

adoptive parents or is readily available through other sources,

including the court records of a suit to terminate the parent-child

relationship under Chapter 161.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 68, § 1, eff. Sep

Answer 11

The short answer is yes.  You do however want to get legal counsel to work with you on the process.  I'm not sure what your situation is, but it sounds like you can use all the help you can get right now.

Answer 12

I was pregnant 3 times, adopted every time.

Adoption is a life-long affliction.

ETA: I misunderstood your question, N.

Answer 13

of course.  if you say what state you are in, it would be easier to help you!

my bad- i missed the state.