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does that work?
I know they won't be here but do we hold their beds in case something happens? what about the reimbursements if we do hold their beds but they are not physically here?
what happens if they are in another county but my county still is overseeing the case and something happens during the home trial would we get them back?
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Different counties have their own version, and it could also depend on how far away the trial home visit is. Our first fd, she was gone for several weekends over a period of about 2 months before being "reunified". her bmom lived several hours away. However, it didn't last. Her trial home visit was in a different county, and because of the persistence of her cw, she returned to us.
Our fs's birthfamily lived a lot closer. They were going to start him out at either 1 or 2 nights (I can't remember now) with bmom and then each week add another night until she basically had him for the entire week. However, the case never progressed beyond the planning stage.
So, my suggestion is to make sure you have a good relationship with your cw. Let your cw know that if the trial home visit disrupts that you would like your foster child back. Then, periodically check in with your cw.
The transition process was hard on our fd. Even though I didn't want her to leave, I sometimes wished that she didn't have to go back and forth so much because it was very confusing for her.
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I forgot to mention the per diems. When our fd was transitioning, that was before we did our own invoices. However, we did get paid for the entire month because she was still assigned to us. When she left supposedly for good even though the case wouldn't be closed for another 6 months for observation, then we no longer received the per diem.