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To foster parent or adopt from foster care in Connecticut, you must: Be 21 years of age or older. Be able to provide a loving, safe home. Have sufficient income to meet your own financial needs. Pass background checks with both local police and the FBI. Attend a 10-week training program. Complete an adoption home study.

Stepparent adoption requires permission of both biological parents when they are present in the child's life. The court waives parental consent with evidence of neglect, incarceration or proof of unfitness.

In Connecticut, foster parents must be 21 or older, be able to provide a supportive home environment, have sufficient income to meet their financial needs, be of good character and complete criminal background checks, attend a 10-week training program, complete the home study and have two or more bedrooms in the home.

Follow these steps to file for an adoption: Fill out the forms. You have to fill out at least 4 forms to start your case, maybe more. File the forms. Turn in your completed forms by mail, efiling, or in person to the Clerk of Court. Give documents to the judge and the Child Welfare Agency.

Identifying information. Identifying information from adoption records may be available to adult adopted people in Connecticut, though release is subject to birthparent consent, with further limitations that may apply based on the date of the adoption.

The process is free and only ?costs? your time and commitment. DCF provides training and support throughout the process. Upon placement into your home you receive a medical and financial subsidy and most children are eligible for this subsidy to continue after the finalization of the adoption, until young adulthood.