Adoption & Foster Care Negligence: Avoiding Pitfalls and Protecting Kids - On DemandChildren placed into foster care and adoption are some of the most vulnerable members of society, yet our current laws often do little to protect them. These children can suffer horrific abuse or neglect at the hands of the people who were supposed to care for them that in most cases could have been prevented. How does this happen? In some cases, the foster agency may contract out the work. A private agency will get paid for placing a child, so the