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Bek Young replied on thread "Relatives Rights for fostering blood relatives".
Thank you. The state just received our ICPC packet, so not sure what they will do with that. I don't understand why we have to fight so hard for our own blood. My next step is going much higher than the children's division. At first I was easy going doing what was being asked, and not fully understanding everything since this was our first time getting through the first month. The first time we had to call, and give our information same as this time, but last time that was the end of it. I think they are finally understanding after 10 months of fighting for family that we are not backing down, and that we have done the necessary steps. I may need to kick it up a notch and let them know that family means everything, and we (my husband and I) are going to keep fighting to make sure the system is not failing these boys and taking their family away from them.
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Bek Young replied on thread "Relatives Rights for fostering blood relatives".
Everything about this case has been done wrong. We are now not able to contact our nephews unless we go through the caseworker now. They are trying so hard to push us out it is crazy. They are looking at us like we are the mother, and we are complete opposites. There are so many kids that need a good foster home that do not have families fighting for them, but in this case the foster parent does not want any other foster kids but ours. The only reason they are fighting so hard, is these boys come with money with their dad's accident, the only reason they are putting us through this. There was no relationship before the accident. I am not sure what else to do.
Bek Young replied on Megan Atkins's thread "Trying to adopt our nephews".
Was this ever resolved? I am asking, because I am in the same situation. But in my case it is two blood nephews and their half-brother. Their dad passed away last June and they were thrown into foster care / their daycare. My sister-n-law at the time did not have custody and insisted that her brother and myself take custody if she was not able to get her boys. It has been 10 months of fighting the system, no matter what we do. They have known from day 1 we wanted to take in all three boys to give them a stable and loving home, but it has been a nightmare. All we get is that they have bonded. We have not been able to do anything till our ICPC packet was completed, which DCFS held onto for four months before sending it to our state for completion and right as we were about to do our home-study which was the final part (We have been approved) they had an emergency court hearing and awarded the foster moms daughter guardianship of all three. I am fighting such a corrupt system. You would think if there is family that is wanting them why not let them.