I would not recommend guardianship if at all possible. That means DCPS steps out of the picture and it's all up to you financially and legally how to proceed ...
Finally, ask her what her state's requirements are for relative placement for kinship care and whether the requirements are different for relative fostering.
The ICPC (Interstate Compact) is basically a home study that is done between states. The state where dad lives would do the homestudy and then it transfers to ...
If your state never takes custody, then you would not get a subsidized guardianship. If you take PMC/guardianship directly from the mother, however, you might ...
Not necessarily. Sometimes it depends on how long ago those convictions were. Also, the less violent charges don't seem to matter, at least here. I have a bio ...
I am wondering if traditional foster parents are ever considered for 'kinship' status when they have had a child for a length of time ( ie six months or more ).
If biomom has a long history with child welfare, they may move forward more quickly than they would if it was her first time losing her child. If they aren't ...
Non-relative caregivers (that are also non-FPs) such as friends, neighbors, or fictive kin, receive no monthly stipend. The child still receives Medicaid.
The common theme seemed to be anger and/or disbelief that the kin would know all about the children but not step up when they first were taken into care.