Adopting a Child From Texas Foster Care


Foster care adoption is a beautiful way to grow your family and to provide a child with a loving home. Maybe you have been fostering a child for some time and would like to officially make them a part of your family through foster adoption. Or maybe you are new to the adoption world and want more information on foster to adopt.

Whatever your situation, Brown Pruitt can answer any questions you may have about adopting from foster care in Texas.

What is Foster to Adopt?

Foster-to-adopt is the process of a foster parent welcoming a foster child into their home and, if possible, choosing to make their relationship permanent by adopting the child.

Benefits of Foster Care Adoption

Foster parents play a vital role in the upbringing of their foster children. They provide safe and happy homes to children who may have had a difficult past. They shower children with love and support. Aside from the legal benefits that come from adopting a foster child, there are huge emotional benefits for both the adoptive parents and the adopted child.

Below are just a few of the many benefits of adoption through foster care in Texas:

  • Legal Recognition: When you adopt a foster child, you become the child’s legal parent and hold all parental rights and responsibilities afforded to biological parents. Having the legal recognition of “parent” often simplifies everyday tasks, such as taking him or her to the doctor or picking them up from school. Financial Benefits: A child who is legally adopted by his or her foster parents may become eligible for benefits and inheritance.
  • Stability: Often times, children in the foster care system come from difficult backgrounds. They may have never experienced the stability of a loving family. This is something that they will finally get to experience through adoption. For a child, there is nothing better than knowing that there will always be someone there who will love you and protect you.

Am I Ready to Adopt a Child from the Texas Foster Care System?

If you are NOT yet a foster parent and are interested in taking that next step, here are a few things to consider:

1. Adoption is Possible but Not Guaranteed
2. Adopting a Baby from Foster Care is Rare
3. Many Foster Children Have Individual Challenges

For more information about becoming a foster parent, please visit the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services website.

How to Adopt a Foster Child in Texas

If you currently have a foster child in your home and are interested in foster child adoption, Brown Pruitt can help guide you legally adopt your foster child through the following steps:

1. Termination of Parental Rights
2. Child Consent
3. Court Hearing

Foster care adoption is a wonderful way to grow or complete your family and provide a child with a loving and stable home they need. Having an experienced law firm like Brown Pruitt by your side will ensure that the adoption is completed soundly and that all Texas laws have been followed along the way.

If you are interested in pursuing foster-to-adopt, please contact Brown Pruitt today to get started or to receive free information.