Pretty wild! All states give you at least 30 days to dump your baby, no strings attached. Some states give you 60 days!

I feel like more people should know about this! It seems like a highly under utilized ability.

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    I thought you had to fill out a form or identify yourself or they’d do DNA on the baby to identify you. But this says parents can remain nameless. I’m not sure what that entails.

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      Literally no questions asked. A lot of fire stations even have special temperature-controlled compartments with alarms connected so that people can drop their baby off without even being seen.

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      Yeah from what I understand you can pull up, say the magic words, give no documentation of any type, then leave without the baby

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        That seems like it would open up a whole can of worms when, a decade later, your kid should be starting school. They ask you where he is and you have no documentation of what happened to him. Don’t they start asking serious legal questions about your “missing” kid, and accusing you of foul play?

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        this is importance to prevent the issue of mothers leaving their babies in the dumpster instead. it’s sad they grow up an orphan, but better then the alternative by a mile.