When your child is taken by CPS and rights are terminated - Is there a system that monitors state to state?

Question

We have adopted two children that are from the same parents. We have recently found out that the 19 yr old mother is prego again in a different state.This time the father is different. Do the keep state to state records of children seized by the state, My concern is something will happen to this third child when it born because no one will know she has two other children already taken away.

Answer 1

I live in Texas.  Our adopted daughters bio mom had a baby a couple years after she had our daughter.  She was in JAIL when the 2nd one was born.  The state allowed her to give temporary custody of it to her mother until she got out of jail 6 months later. Once out of jail, she got that baby back and, as far as I know, still has it 3 years later.

Answer 2

No.  It also depends upon the state.  I know in Texas if your children are taken by CPS for abuse, you can count on losing your children.  That is their policy.  They will keep taking your children until you can't have anymore.

Answer 3

call and ask a social worker at cps.this is a good thing to know

Answer 4

If you are really concerned (e.g. if the first 2 children were taken away because of abuse or serious neglect rather than her being too young to handle them or because of something the father did), you may want to consider notifying CPS in the state she is living in. They probably would not pre-emptively remove the new child, but if she has a history, it would be good for them to have her on their radar.

Answer 5

No CPS is not federal and the local CPS has no  jursdiction or contact in another state

Answer 6

I do believe that in a case like this, then if she had problems with cps or other agencies concerning children, they would inquire as to how long she's lived in the state and where she lived before. and would probably contact that state and get that info. also, if she had another child he doctor would know she gave birth to other children.

Answer 7

First off - Amy is wrong.  That is not how things work in Texas.  One of my brother's is the third-born in his family.  Even though his previous two brothers were removed for neglect and abuse, and he himself was born alcohol syndrome, his mother was still allowed to keep him on the streets with her for six months until he too was removed.  It was NOT automatic.  There is also nothing they can do to keep her from having more kids, and no way they can take her new child if/until she abuses it.  

The good news, however, is that states ARE getting better about considering pre-natal trauma child abuse.  That means, if her child is born with noticeable fetal alcohol syndrom or drug addiction, CPS will monitor her, and take the baby away if she does not get clean.  Unfortunately, often abuse signs are not noticeable at birth.  If you have serious concerns about the well being of her future child, call the anonymous CPS number for her new state.  That way they'll at least investigate, and hopefully watch the baby to make sure it is safe.  

I know how frustrating this can be.  My brothers' (they were born numbers 3 and 5) mother gave birth to 7 children, only one of whom wasn't born with brain damage from prenatal abuse.  It wasn't until during the last pregnancy, a social worker convinces (oh wait - on here we often call it coercion) her to stay in a shelter and then get her tubes tied that she finally stopped giving birth to babies she'd damaged for life, only to abandon.  All you can do is try to make the authorities aware, and HOPE HOPE HOPE!