California Foster and Adoption

Requirements for Fostering To become a foster parent in California, you must have a license. Couples must pass criminal and civil background checks. Their living situations, lifestyle choices, and work schedules will be assessed to ensure that it is suitable. Health and safety standards must be met and there has to be space for whatever child is placed there. Looking at your home, living situation, age and work schedule will allow a foster licensing worker to determine what foster children are a good match for an applicant’s living arrangement. Requirements for Adoption There are a lot of parallels between fostering and adopting. The checks will go a bit deeper and employment history will be carefully examined. Safety and security are the primary concerns on the part of the state when releasing a child into the care of an adoptive family. The more thorough a background check, the less likely that a child will be placed in a home that will be temporary. Some ...