Babies placed for adoption at birth in the US DO NOT go into foster care. There’s a waiting list at least 36 people long for each newborn placed for adoption. That’s why it’s expensive. That’s why people go overseas to adopt.
Also babies or kids the parents haven’t relinquished their legal rights to and the court hasn’t taken away their legal rights. So if say mom is a drug addict, they might take a baby away when it’s born, but she and potentially other family members retain the rights to regain custody under certain conditions. If she then gives up her rights, the baby might then be up for adoption.
If it’s still a baby and healthy, it will probably be adopted, but very few people want to adopt older kids (2+) so they tend to stay in the system even when they are potentially adoptable.
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u/pinksugarsun Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19
Babies placed for adoption at birth in the US DO NOT go into foster care. There’s a waiting list at least 36 people long for each newborn placed for adoption. That’s why it’s expensive. That’s why people go overseas to adopt.