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I am in CA and do soing so much research. I have a nephew in foster care, he is only 2. He is also in CA but 12 hours away.
To make a LONG story short, we are an approved family, have kept contact, visit, and are fighting for him. State Adoptions has named us as the prospective adoptive parents............the foster parents want to adopt him and are doing everything they can to keep my nephew.
My point in asking your stories is two-fold; one I WILL get my nephew back but I want to do so as fast as possible to help him get settled and cause the least amount of disruption (I know there will be therapy needed) as possible for him, and the second is to CHANGE legislation.
By that I mean to protect the child first, and then the families (both biological and adoptive)! There has got to be a better way. AS I sit to write out what things should look like, I am in awe of the damage that has occurred.
This system is broken in so many ways................the child is the one to suffer. In our case the local CPS has committed perjury (yes I can prove it) and the State Adoptions (local) has been in league with them until I found a way to navigate their system better.
So many relatives AND adoptive parents are left to flap in the wind, at the agency(s) mercy. NO agency should be able to twist the state regulations so much and get away with it.
So I am asking for your story and what happened to the child. Was it a good move, for the best, and what kind of a fight was it? I am not trying to cause you pain.............I just want more background to write up a proposal for a new bill. It will take time but with enough parties input I believe we CAN make a difference.
THANKS to everyone and I hope that more people and agnencies will REALLY think of the child first. So many lawsuits by previously adopted kids are out there.........I am amazement that this is happening!!!!
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