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Adoption can Grow wrong and what you could do

Discussing adoption of step children

By Cyri K MababuPublished 7 months ago 4 min read
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Adoption can Grow wrong and what you could do
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Even though there are many things that you might become concerned about adopting, you will want to make sure that you understand everything that could go wrong.

One of the most commonly things to go wrong is that you didn’t complete all the paperwork that is necessary for you to adopt. You will find that this is going to be consuming and annoying and that you just don’t take the time to do correctly. If you haven’t finished these things correctly, you are going to run into problems when you begin the adoption process. This is why you should take your time to fill out all of the paperwork and information correctly.

Also, the birth mother, at last minute, can try and get their child back. If you haven’t signed the forms, or if you haven’t completed the waiting periods, it is always a realistic fear that the birth mother is going to change her mind and that she will want to keep the baby for herself, or go with another person to adopt her child. If this happens to you, there is nothing you can do about it. However, you shouldn’t allow this to stop you from adopting, because it can be normal part of the process. When this happens to a couple or parent trying to adopt, you are put back into the potential adoptive parent pool.

However, you may end up at the bottom of the list and others will adopt before you. In some agencies, you are then given first priority when a new baby becomes available.

A lot of people feel very low when they are placed on the waiting list, because it can feel like you are put on waiting list forever. You will also find that the waiting is long because the agency is trying to match the children with the best homes possible. However, you can avoid the long waiting and try to adopt a baby from another country, since you might be able to get a child sooner form the foreign market. It’s a great idea because there are children in need all over the world. You will want to give any child in the world a good home. But, the foreign market can take some time too. You will find that it might be less than adopting from your country, but sometimes it may not, depending on what your requirements of the adoption are and the requirements of the foreign country.

Discussing adoption of step children

For those who end up getting involved in a marriage with someone who already has a few children, you will notice that there are going to be step children involved in your daily life. They may not be your legal children, but they are still the reasonability of your partner. You may share in the handling of the children, but you may want to develop a relationship with them. You will want t make sure that you aren’t legally in control of the children’s lives.

When it comes to your step children, you don’t have a lot of control over what they do and what they become. If you happen to have a partner that agrees with the way that you raise their children, then you will find that the fact that you aren’t legally their guardian, may not matter.

Also, you may not think about adopting the children if they already have a parent in their life that will protest the adoption. If this is the case, adopting that child is not a good idea because you probably wouldn’t be able to do so, and you wouldn’t want to intrude on the different relationships with their parents that your step children already have.

Then again, you may end up finding yourself wanting to adopt the children. If your partner wants you to adopt their children, and if these children don’t have another parent that is legally responsible for them, you might want to consider adopting the children.

The way that it works is if you are able to find the other parent to give up their rights over the child. If the other parent is deceased or willing to give up rights to the child, you might have a good shot at adopting a child. If the children are older, you will want to make sure that the children are happy with you adopting them and allow the children to take part of the process so that they are happy. This is part of the key to a happy family life.

Keep in mind that adoption is forever, you will find that if you get a divorce, you are still going to be responsible for the child. You will want to be sure that this is something that you really want to do before you sign all of the paperwork.

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Cyri K Mababu

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