[kamari]

We just attended our county orientation meeting last week. Unfortunately, we ultimately decided not to pursue a foster care adoption (for multiple reasons), but we were intrigued by what the speaker said about a "voluntary relinquishment" adoption process. He didn't, however, go into that much detail and since we were really there to learn about the foster care adoption process, I didn't think to ask more questions at the time. Now I'm trying to find more info on it and not having an easy time.

Specifically:
Do you need a foster care license for this sort of adoption process (like they strongly recommend for the foster care adoptions for ease of immediate placement)?

What are common reasons birth parents choose voluntary relinquishment?

Do we typically know much about the child's medical history/condition and/or family background with this sort of situation?

etc. etc.

If anyone else knows the answers or where I can find the answers, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!
-K

ETA: The speaker said ONLY "infants" were permitted to be voluntarily relinquished and that the birth parent(s) get to choose the adoptive family and that the child is never a "dependent of the state" in this situation. Other than that, I know nothing.