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My husband and I have two option invitro, which I won't do, or adoption. Needless to say we have chose adoption.
Here's where I'd love as much advice as possible, if you have agency recomendations please feel free to private message me about them. (We're in TX)
We went to an adoption agency where we'd basically be taking the same classes you would take for theraputic fostering. My husbands fear is that if we go through this the child or children that we'll have a choice from will have major behavioral problems since they will be coming from CPS. (Based on his past experience with a friend who's mom fostered.)
Is this true, and if so is there a way to adopt a child or children from a biological parent(s) that have willingly given up their child(ren)?
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There are different ways you can adopt. You can adopt a child who is in state custody, either directly through the state or through a private agency; generally the children who are available for straight adoption are older, have behavioral/ medical/ mental health issues, and/ or are part of sibling groups. You can also become foster parents, in which case you are likely to be able to have younger children in your home, and you may be able to adopt them if parents are unable/ unwilling to work their plan for reunification and if the child is not placed with a relative.
You can adopt a child privately, either through an agency or independently by connecting with an expectant mom who is considering adoption. Generally you would adopt a newborn in this way, rather than an older child. It is much more expensive than adopting through the state, but you would have an infant in your home without the same level of risk.
There are a lot of good books out there on adoption; I really liked both "The Complete Adoption Guide" and "Adoption for Dummies" for starting to explore your choices.
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