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hi everyone i am new to this site. I am in the process of my orientation apr 13 and then on to MAPP classes in May but i have a question does anyone know how many children bio and foster can a person have in there home to adopt another child we have a 5 bedroom home so my two sons ages 7, 4 sleep on bunk bed in one room and my twins ages 2 1/2 our in the other in a bb and my daughter 4 has two twin beds in her room which when i am matched the child will be in with her . so i am wanting to know if there is a limit on how many or do they go by square foot of home which is 2400. and each bedroom is 12 x 14 We have the room i am just checking to make sure we are not going through classes if we can't even place a child in our home. any info is appreciate also when i am matched do they require that each child has ther own dresser or can they share one that is six drawers and big. :thanks:
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To get a foster care certified in Florida the limit is 5 children in the home. Not all agencies stick to that limit, but we found very few agencies that wanted to work with us. It also depends on the county. We had 5 at the time and they said they would only license us for one child if we did foster care. However, if we want to adopt, there is no limit to the number of children you can have in your home. Talk to a licensing specialist in your county before you take the classes. Check with all the agencies in your area, where one agency will stick to the 5 rule, another may be willing to do the extra paperwork to get you certified. Once you have your cerification, they can place more children depending on the size of your house. It is gettting certified in the first place that is hard if you have more then 5 children.