Sisters kids put up for adoption by courts can i adopt them or go for legal gaurdian ive 3 kids and married?

Question

Sisters kids put up for adoption by courts can i adopt them or go for legal gaurdian ive 3 kids and married?

Answer 1

Yes ! normally they ask if there is a member of the family who could adopt the children

Answer 2

yes my friend is doing so now...

Answer 3

You can do either guardianship or adoption.  Contact Social Services to discuss what options are available.

Answer 4

Unless your sister had a specific objection to you caring for them, families are usually given priority in adoption/guardianship cases. Get a lawyer and see what you can do.

Answer 5

You should apply. You have a better chance then a stranger.

Answer 6

Nothing to stop you applying but we have no way of knowing the outcome. Good luck.

Answer 7

You can apply. Hopefully you will get them but I have no way of knowing that for sure. Good luck

Answer 8

YEAH YOU CAN IM SURE THEY PREFER THEM TO STAY WITH CLOSE FAMILY THAN TOTAL STRANGERS GO FOR IT GIRL

Answer 9

You sure can, and I believe you should, if you're certain you can give them an appropriate standard of life.

Answer 10

Well my neice has her sisters kids and it's all above board and legal ,so you must be able to

Answer 11

I would think it depends upon where you are.  By that I mean that in some areas you could be considered like any other potential adoptive family.  In some other areas, like here in Canada where I live, you are given first choice to adopt so that the family can stay together as much as possible.

Good luck and God bless

Answer 12

if they are put up for adoption that probably means they have have been in foster care for a year or more already. Contact social services immediately. The state will not terminate parental rights till a child is on foster care for 15 months and the parents not working towards getting the kids back. If you haven;t been in contact for all this time then you might not have a chance. But if they just went into foster care then you'll have a good Chance (providing you can pass the criminal background check). And you have to go by the court rules. If they say your sister cannot have visitation or only supervised visitation you must obey these rules or you will lose all contact with the kids.

Answer 13

I'm adopted and by experience I would tell you foster homes are no fun place to be ,they treat you like the black sheep of the family,so if you have a chance to adopt  them I would cause trust me you don't want your nieces/nephews to be raised in foster care.

Answer 14

Generally, the state is required to complete a "Relative Search" before they make children available for adoption by non-related people...

Families interested in keeping children within the family typically come forward shortly after children are placed in foster care....  Often when months have past the state will want to know why so much time was left to pass with children in the system... Sometimes families can in all honesty say they were  not aware of the child being in foster care until this time....

The chances of adopting them at this point will depend on the state, county and caseworker in charge of the kids. Every state has their process and it would be important to find out what the caseplan for the children is and if a relative search has been complete.

If you are interested in adopting you will still need a home study and you may want to contact your local DHS to find out how to start a Relative Home Study....

At this point the only valid answers you will be able to get will come from the kids caseworker.... so, that is where you need to start.

Answer 15

You should contact the social worker in charge of the case.  It is so much better if the kids are in the family rather than placed with strangers.  Most  likely, they have already been through so much and they need to know that their extended family has not abandoned them.

We recently took on my niece and nephew.  I also have three kids.  We are crowded, things are hectic, and all of us are adjusting.  Life has been CRAZY.  But I would not change anything at all.  The kids need their family and we have love to give.    I know it seems overwhelming, and you worry about how it will affect your own kids, but you can do it!  In some ways I think our family is closer as a result of coming together to support these kids.  

The courts prefer that family take on the kids, so I think you would have a really good chance.

Answer 16

yes i think you can you will i think that you will have a better chance becouse you are family