What are the laws for g*y couples when adopting children through the foster care system?

Question

I'm asking this out of curiosity; my sister and her partner would like to adopt the child they are currently fostering.

Answer 1

It depends on the state they live in, but pretty much the same laws for straight couples.  Since they are already fostering this child, it should not be a problem for them to adopt, so long as the child is legally freed to be adopted.  When my wife and I started the adoption process, we had talked to a L*****n couple who had adopted through the state.  A friend of a friend.  They said it was very easy, and had no problem adopting their child.  But your sister and her partner should talk to their social worker.  The social worker would know everything that they need to know to adopt this child.  Especially the laws and process that they have to go through.  Hope this helps.

Answer 2

So Your Sis Is g*y??

Answer 3

That poor child will have a horrible childhood with a g*y couple. There is a woman who gives talks about her childhood being raised by g*y parents. She said she was miserable and longed for any moments with her straight relatives. Her childhood was a nightmare. Please try to persuade your sister from adopting. :(

Answer 4

Depends on the state.  In Oregon, single people can adopt, but homosexual couples cannot.  I believe that what happens here is that one parent adopts the child, and once the adoption is final, the other parent adopts, so that they are both legal parents.  A good place to start would probably be a local adoption agency, or a lawyer.  I wish them luck!

ETA:  I should have clarified that homosexual couples are not specifically looked down upon, that's just the law.  So, if your sister and her partner go through the adoption process, they can specifically note that they will both be parenting the child(ren), they just won't be able to make it legal from the start.  They would need to decide which parent will be the legally recognized parent first, and then after the process is finished for the first parent, then the other parent should be able to go through the same process.  I feel like I'm talking in circles, lol.  I hope that made sense.

Answer 5

i would get a male to come to the home and have the people to come and then check it out just in case

Answer 6

Like others have said, it depends on the state (or province) your sister lives in.

Poohalis' answer may be well intentioned, but please don't even think about getting a male 'ringer' to try and fool the adoption agency. Having been through the adoption home study process many times, I can assure you that no social worker is so naive as to believe that the relationship is legitimate. Not that I assume for a moment that your sister and her partner would try that anyway.

Answer 7

As an answerer above me said, it depends on the state.

Good luck to your sister and her partner; ignore the homophobic answerers in this question.  Some people don't know when to get out of the dark ages and into reality.

Answer 8

They should talk to their social worker. He or she will know the most about the laws in their state as well as the policies of their state's foster care system (sometimes an adoption is technically legal but against the policy of the foster care system--stupid, I know).

Here's a state by state comparison of g*y adoption laws. http://gaylife.about.com/od/gayparenting...

I hope they don't live in FL.

And wish them good luck!

Answer 9

thats deep.