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Most placements are emergency placements at first until they go to court in the first 72 hours to determine whether the state has permission to take custody.
You can always take emergency placement of these children needing a home and once they go to court and determine where it looks like the placement is headed, they could move them to a more appropriate home or leave them with you if it looks like they will head to TPR.
But if you wait to take placements that are already TPR'd, you will be taking in children who have been with another foster family for possibly years and are bonded. A lot of those foster families will choose to adopt themselves because of that bond or if not it may be because the child has problems they are not willing to or cannot handle.
Kim
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Wife to:
 DH-J for 5 years
Mom to:
DS-H 14yrs
DS-S 2yrs
Current Placements:
None- my little one going through terrible twos is also about to have a tonsilectomy. Ugh. If you have stories of success please pass them to me. If you have a horror story, please, I don't think I could handle it right now. LOL
Former foster son came this past weekend for his birthday celebration and one last hoorah before school starts. I was happy to see him doing better.
Former placements:
four boys!!
 and FINALLY respite for one baby girl
Aunt to:
11 Nephews......when does the male madness end! 
Mom for McCain 
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