There are no specific religious requirements for prospective foster and adoptive parents; however, the FAD worker must evaluate foster and adoptive applicants' willingness to:

 •   respect and encourage a child's own religious affiliation;

 •   provide a child with the opportunity for religious, spiritual, and ethical development, if the child desires it; and

 •   protect a child's health, even if the parents' religious beliefs prohibit certain medical treatment.

DFPS makes every effort to accommodate the child and the birth family's wishes about religious practices, within the limits of the foster parent's situation, resources, and abilities.

A child is not required to participate in the foster parent's particular religious practices or activities.