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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me be clear on this....So when a baby is born...And both parents are unable to provide for him/her and are unwilling to parent the child, then it is not possible for them to simply "sign away their parental rights" immediately or soon after birth unless there is another person waiting in the wings, willing and waiting to adopt said child??

Then how do some children get into the Foster care system?[/quote]

You're talking about child custody, which is not the same as legal parental rights. You can't just decide to turn your child over to the foster care system and sign a contract to that effect. There's usually a very good reason those children were removed from their parents' home, such as neglect and abuse.

Rights can be terminated if a child is abandoned by their parents, but there are a lot of legal criteria for that to happen. It cannot happen at birth because each state has a timeline of how long the parents have to have abandoned them. It can only be decided by a judge. The reasons (grounds) for termination of parental rights for different states can be found online. [/quote]

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