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Hi to all....new to this site...I am a foster mom to an incredible little boy. After caring for him at work for a period of time, I was asked to take him into our home to care for him for a period of six months.....a year and a bit later he is still with us...family services have decided to go for a guardianship order....parents are contesting..going to court. Other family members are now stepping in wanting to get custody of him who are strangers to him. He is a medically fragile guy. When are people going to stop looking at these children as possesions instead of what is in the best interest of the child!:hissy:
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I understand your frustration. I have 2 fkids that have been with me for over a year and their case is headed for TPR but occasionally another relative's name will be thrown in to the mix (where have they been all this time?!). They do treat these kids like possessions (if I can't have my kids then some other blood relative will!...whether they know them or not!). That is so ridiculous!!! Wait until a child is bonded and settled into their life and then rip them away. Makes a lot of sense...NOT!
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We had a scenario like this but we were not made aware. Our twins birth mother gave birth to another baby girl just 10 months after the delivery of twins. This child, who we were ready to take as well, was blessed by a far related family member that came forward and got a lawyer and adopted her. This couple was related by birth to birthmother. This child is a full sibling to our twins. This couple , who adopted this child , and my husband and I, have playdates for the kids to all get together and visit. During one of these visits, the adoptive mother of this child told me she and her husband had gone to DCS and inquired about getting the twins. At this point we had already had them in our home 6 months. The caseworker told them she would not remove these children from our care. So, maybe you will be lucky enough to have a caring cw that also believes the child should remain with you instead of moving child around.
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