Sometimes children who are placed in foster care are not able to be reunified with their birth family, during the 12-18 month timeframe allowed by the court. In these situations, the court has the option to terminate the legal relationship between the child and their biological parents. It is also possible that parents will voluntarily relinquish their legal rights to parent the child. When either of these circumstances occurs, the child becomes legally-free for adoption.

?Children in foster care who are legally-free may be adopted by their current related or unrelated foster parents or be matched with straight adopt families. Our agency offers dual licensing which means that you will be certified to foster and adopt, if you choose to do so.

The goal of adoption is to provide a permanent legal forever-family for the children. CPS and the court have many considerations when matching a child with an adoptive family.

Here are a few:

• Keeping biological siblings together
• The child's desires
• Educational setting
• Willingness to maintain safe "connections" for the child
• Dynamics of the adoptive family
• Level of training and experience with children

?There are over 1,000 children, just in the San Antonio area, waiting for a Forever Family.  Grow your family through ADOPTION!

Click here to learn more about legally-free Texas children waiting for their Forever Family

“Parenthood requires love, not DNA.” -Anonymous

We would love to speak to you about becoming a foster/adoptive parent. Please call 830-890-5838 to speak to a member of our foster/adoptive home development team or email us at: [email protected].