Does Beth Adopt Carter?

Beth's Treatment of Carter

Since Beth now has a husband and still can't have kids, she's essentially adopted Carter, who reminds them both of a young Rip. But when Carter calls her mom, she practically tears his head off, sending poor Carter, a kid desperately in need of love, away crying.

Does Carter stay with Beth and Rip?

It's taken Carter all season to show his worth on the ranch and get his hands dirty. But in episode eight, he finally got to move back in with Beth and Rip in John Dutton's massive log cabin.

Do they adopt Carter in Yellowstone?

A botched abortion led to a hysterectomy when she was young, and she is unable to have children. So when she and Rip (Cole Hauser) essentially adopt Carter (Finn Little), her maternal side that she'd been pushing off and repressing for most of her life comes to the surface.