Parent Profiles: Guidelines for Adopting or becoming a foster parent to a child in Florida

You should know that to be an adoptive our foster parent:

• You don't have to earn a high income, although you must have enough money to provide for the basic needs of your family.
• You can have children of your own or other adopted or foster children.
• In most cases, you must be at least 21 years old.
• You don't have to own your own home.
• You must be in good health.
• You can work full-time.
• You or your family could have faced serious crisis such as illness, unemployment or other problems, and still qualify.

If you can give a child the love and care he or she needs, you may be an ideal candidate to become an adoptive or foster parent.