Can a teenager be given up for adoption?

I adopted a teen foster child, however she had been abandoned, not given up for adoption. I may be interpreting your question wrong, but if you want to farm your teen out to someone else to parent, this is not something CPS would endorse. read more

I was pre-teen when I came to my adoptive parents and was adopted at an old age of 15. So, yes, teenagers can be given up for adoption. I have met others who have been adopted at an "old" age like myself. read more

No, you cannot give a teenager up for adoption - at least not to an "unknown person to be named later". You cannot call DSS and ask them to take your kid and adopt them out. read more