GWK Staff | April 5, 2016 Tripp and Terry’s road to fatherhood of siblings began with the purchase of a bunk bed. Tripp and Terry’s road to fatherhood of siblings began with the purchase of a bunk bed. If you are interested in adopting a toddler, a foster care adoption might be the best option for you to consider. “During the process, we always thought we wanted to adopt siblings. 1. We adopted a sibling group of 3, two of whom were twins. Sibling group of 3, minority,special needs through foster care? One of us grew up in a larger family, we could see the benefits of having a larger family. Seriously walk me through. So they could be caucasion children under three, but if there is three of them, you'd get the adoption subsidy because they are a sibling group. This means you get a credit for the expenses you paid. This sibling group of three (8, 11 and 12) had been placed in three pre-adoptive homes already, with dead-end results. 3. They have been foster parents fo… Leslie 'Inmon' Edens needs your support for Adopting a sibling group of 3 As a child protection caseworker in the 1980’s finding foster homes that would take sibling groups was one of my greatest challenges. After reviewing Sarah and James’ home study and foster care experience, a social worker out of Nashville, contacted them about a sibling group available for adoption. If you are open to adopting a toddler or sibling group, there are many who are waiting and available right now. Adopting siblings is not double the cost. Yes, for adoption, just being part of a sibling group (2 counts) is special needs. I used to be righteous, exclaiming the need to keep displaced siblings together. All three look forward to riding horses, attending church camp and youth group together. In 2012, two young gay men living in Los Angeles finished their foster-adopt training. 03/17/2017 02:49 pm ET Updated Mar 17, 2017 This post originally appeared on Gays With Kids. How do we claim our adoption credit this year? For adoptions finalized in 2017, the adoption tax credit is up to $13,570 per child. You are helping multiple children find a new beginning. They would not even have considered splitting the twins. Help! If you are considering adopting more than one child, it is still a financially reasonable adoption option to consider. There are several areas that fees will be double but many that won’t. At the time of placing them for adoption, there was not any reason why they would not place them together - other than not being able to find someone to take on 3 … We started thinking about a group of 3 but with guidance from our supportive social worker we settled with 2. But each child's rate is based on his own level of care. The children will feel less alone in the process and can lean on each other for support. Tripp and Terry were 28 and 30 years old at the time. They all have quite the sense of humor and you will often find them joking around. 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