Foster Adoption in California

Originally Posted By gwenmy husband and i got into foster care to adopt only. we hadnt planned on taking in foster children except for extreme emergencies. we had a foster son for almost a year and were almost done with our homestudy when we finally came to the decision that this would not work out do to some problems he had. the adoption agency ...of which is run through the state... has (what feels like to us) black balled us. we still have yet to get our homestudy completed. since then we have decided to take in foster children until we get approved and matched. last week cps called at 230am in regards to a 18 month old girl . i was hesitant at first but ultimately said yes. she was so sweet and beautiful. the next day they found family of hers who wanted to take custody of her so she left. i think if you keep in your mind that the foster systems main purpose is to reunite the children with their parents you should be ok. just know that in a horrific time of dispair and confusion the children who come into your home, although making you feel unappreciated, are being well taken care of and not being abused or neglected for the days and nights while in your care.attachment comes very easily so be ready...she was with us for only one night and day and everyday i wonder if she is ok.good luck

Originally Posted By WandaMy husband and I have been foster parents for seven months now with the hopes of having a foster child to adopt. We would like an infant, but at this point, we've barely even had any infants to foster. Our age group we chose is birth to 15 months and we've only had two infants in seven months. One for six days and one for ten days. We recently got the most precious infant that was only 7 weeks old and were told by DHS that she'd be with us for a while, the caseworker thought a full year. The very next day after talking to the caseworker and being told that the judge wouldn't be giving her back, I got a sudden knock on my door and they took the baby. The judge gave her back to mom with custody to the grandma.It was heartbreaking. It's been four days ago now and it still hurts. I've been told that our county never gets infants and when they do, they send them back quickly to the family. Eventhough I had to give up my lil ladybug, the ten days we got to spend together were priceless. I got plenty of pictures of her and who knows, she may be back!! There is always brokenness that goes with sending a child back and anger at the system for decisions that us as foster parents think were poor ones. If you feel it in your heart to foster, then you should. My adivce would be to learn as much as you can about the system. Don't take what a caseworker tells you for gospel because it makes things worse for you, Cover your backside!