2007-01-06 23:48:50 · 8 answers · asked by neil s 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Unfortunately people adopt and foster children for all the wrong reasons. Some do it just for the money (welfare, taxes, foster stipend) and others are abusive or child molesters.
There needs to be a lengthy process ensuring that perspective parents are prepared for the change, they need to be financially ready and emotionally prepared. It is more unfair to give a child to parents who adopt them and then try to give them back then it is to just raise them in a group home. They don't need repeated abandonment.
The trick is (in my opinion) if you think you may be open to adoption at one point, start all your classes and information as soon as possible. Also- if you are willing to adopt a minority child that is not a newborn you will have a MUCH faster response. Some parents only want children that look just like them and are newbon.
2007-01-06 23:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Believe me it takes longer for Native American children who are going into adoption. I am pregnant with my 2nd child at almost 8 months and i still havent even looked at families to adopt. The adoption agency is trying to find native american families since that is the law. But i hope my child has a safe and comforting home. It takes a while because there are standards and regulations that the adoptive family must live up to.
2007-01-07 10:12:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because unfortunately, like everything else, it's a business enterprise. Adopting is full of huge financial expense, politics, and research. Aside from the research into potential families, the other things shouldn't be such the huge hinderance that they are.
It shouldn't cost a family $10000 to adopt a baby, but politics makes it so....we need a better system so more kids can be put into good homes.
2007-01-07 12:40:30 · answer #3 · answered by Jen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The adoptive parents need to go through 30 hours of training over a 10 week period i believe,then they need to go through back ground checks and the house needs to be checked out also to make sure it is safe for the child,and for the worker to get to know the adoptive parents.
2007-01-07 09:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by guitpicker777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the State, by taking custody of orphans and abused children, is also accepting legal responsibility for them.
In other words, if they fail to identify a potential adoptive parent who turns out to be a child abuser, they could potentially be sued by the child (or a representative of the child) for negligence.
Or, if having completed all the red tape, what if the parents changed their minds or wanted a different child or lost their jobs.
Its an extremely complex process for a reason.
2007-01-07 08:17:35 · answer #5 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It takes a long time because backgrounds have to be checked in order to make sure the child is moving into a good environment.
In my own opinion I don't think that enough checking is done. There are some cases where the child is abused in the new home.
2007-01-07 07:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by couchP56 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They want to make sure that the kid is going into a loving home and not the home of Mrs. Pervert and Mr. Sicko!!!
2007-01-07 07:54:27 · answer #7 · answered by September Sweetie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It takes a liong time because they want to make sure the house is right for the kid. They don;t want to bring the kid from bad to worst.
2007-01-07 07:51:45 · answer #8 · answered by mo-b 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋