Foster 2 Adopt Reunification Fear

No adoption is ever a "sure thing" until a final decree is issued. And if parental rights have not yet been terminated, the likelihood of a fall-through should be considered even more risky. The best that social workers can do is to tell you that a particular case is low risk or high risk; they can never guarantee that you will be able to complete the adoption.I know it will be hard for you right now, but you have to understand that your foster child's biological parents must be truly motivated to regain custody. of the child they love. All too many children in the foster care system have biological parents who simply cannot/will not meet court requirements for reunion with their children. When a child's biological parents are as motivated as they seem to be in your case, it is quite likely that they will become much better parents than they once were, and probably deserve a second chance.What I'd recommend is that you try to stay in your foster child's life, even after his return to his biological parents. It will help with his transition if you can visit occasionally, take him on outings occasionally, and so on, without acting as if you are the parent or "judging" the biological family. You can continue to be a stabilizing influence on the child and, if things do not go well and the child must be removed again, you will be in a good position to become his permanent family.Sharon