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  • i don't believe so...
  • yes, I know a women who did
  • Until quite recently, that was relatively easy to do under Nebraska's "Safe Haven" Law. Now Nebraska has approved a 30-day age limit to the state's "Safe Haven" law to protect unwanted newborns from being abandoned in potentially dangerous situations. The absence of an age limit in the Nebraska law had sparked controversy over parental responsibility, as the majority of abandoned children in the state were teenagers. As of Friday (21 NOV 2008) 35 children had been abandoned under the law, including six 17-year-olds. Five had been from out of state. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/11/21/safe-haven.html
  • The state of Nebraska recently repealed its law on this matter. A few other states had similar laws, but most are no longer vaild. The state of New York allowed this until 1946.
  • I don't see why not...
  • Yes, I can't remember what state it was, but some hospital founded a "Safe Haven", which basically lets you just drop your kids off for good and let them get adopted and whatnot. Look it up if you want to know more about it. Also not sure how old you have to be or what the limit on age is.
  • I am answering this assuming you are thinking about doing this. First of all I think it is sad that you would want to give your kids away, but it is better for them to be with someone else if you dont want them. Yes, you can give your kids up. Take them to DHS and tell them you dont or cant keep them any more. If they wont take them tell them you are desparate and will leave them alone and abandon them. If a DHS worker believes that a child is in danger they have to take the kids away from their parents and place them into foster care. Sign over you parental rights right away. The sooner you sign over your rights the sooner the child can be adopted. But be warned once you sign over your rights there is no take backs. And you no longer have a say so. They are no longer yours. Also depending on the age of the children, how many there are and the issues they might have will depend on how long it will take for them to get adopted. And there is a chance that they could be splitt up. DHS does however try to keep the kids together, but this does not always work out. And if the children have allot of issues they could get moved around from foster home to foster home before they get adopted. But first you should try to get someone you know to take them or see if you can find someone who wants to adopt kids. How old are the kids? How many are there? And what state are you in? And what issues are there with the kids? These are all important facts What is the reason you want to give them up?
  • states have "safe haven" laws which allow people to drop off their children. most are for young children but i believe in california it is anyone under the age 16. im in maryland where it is 3 days old or younger

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