I have been a foster parent for 3 and a half years. I adopted my first placement, and since then I've only had 2 other placements, both of which were temporary. I enjoy providing foster care and want to continue being a foster parent. However, my daughter is 4 now and I feel very ready to adopt again.
I chose foster care originally because of financial reasons. Mainly - adopting from the state is very inexpensive and Social Services pays for the adoption. I am still not rich by any means, but I am in a better financial situation than I was when I started looking into adoption.
So, I am now contemplating the idea of domestic infant adoption, and I have plenty of questions. First of all, while I have been able to foster/adopt as a single parent, I have felt slightly discriminated against. I got my placements when all "couples" homes were full or not taking placements. I've had the least placements of my group in DSS. So, I'm just wondering how far that discrimination runs - have any of you felt like you had less of a chance of adopting, because of your family dynamics?
I want to ask opinions on adoption agencies as well, but I'm unclear about whether you need to use a local agency or you can use one out of state? Either way, are you presented to birth mothers only with your local area, or anywhere within the US?
With that said, I'd love to hear from some of you about the agencies you used and whether you would recommend them or not. I know some agencies seem to work better with singles than others do.
Any and all advice is welcome. I'm not brand new to adoption, but I am brand new to domestic adoption and would love to learn as much as I can!
Thank you!
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