[nparton]

This poor child may need adopting:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/loc...a-news-broward

[DianeS]

Actually, he won't be able to be adopted for a LONG time.

First, he will be placed in a foster home after he is released from the hospital. Then authorities will continue to investigate to find out who his parents are, why they did this/allowed this to happen/if it was done without their consent. Regardless of that discovery, they'll probably be allowed to work a case plan with the intention of getting their child back. Or, family members will be checked out to see if any of them would be capable of caring for the child in the place of the biological parents.

IF the parents fail their case plan (and they'll probably have a year or more to work it), AND IF there are no relatives able/willing to take the child in, then the foster family who had that child during this time will probably adopt the child. IF they do not, then and only then will the child be able to be adopted by someone who might hear of the case and apply, but more likely the child would even then be adopted by someone who was on the DSS waiting list for adoption long before this tragedy occurred.

There are indeed many, many children in need of adoptive homes. Many children, usually older children, sibling groups, or children needing medical/behavioral help are already waiting for those homes.

But this child does not need an adoptive home right now, and it is not likely he will need one in the immediate future.