kids dont decide
the kids have NO say in the matter. the court order is just that, AN ORDER, NOT A SUGGESTION.
the kids have NO say in the matter. the court order is just that, AN ORDER, NOT A SUGGESTION.
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How hard is it to terminate someone's parental rights/ prove unfit?
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Proserpina
Senior Member
foster parent
OP - I would suggest getting licensed as foster parents. The training (at least in Illinois) would answer a lot of your questions about how CPS work in your area, how to support reunification, and how to help the children deal with their feelings. It will also look good to the courts that you worked to meet the children's needs.
OP - I would suggest getting licensed as foster parents. The training (at least in Illinois) would answer a lot of your questions about how CPS work in your area, how to support reunification, and how to help the children deal with their feelings. It will also look good to the courts that you worked to meet the children's needs.
sexynurse76
Junior Member
I have similiar situation but slight difference
my sister dropped baby off when she was 4 weeks old said I need some time to get myself together. I didn't hear from her for months in fact I had to chase her down to sign custody papers when baby was 8 months. Since then this kid has been raised as my own. She will be 5 years old next month and its time for adoption. My sister has no interest in the kid. She has her calling her auntie. This is my baby and I don't want my sister to wake up one day and take her after I have done all the mothering & parenting. My sister can not provide a stable home for my niece she is homeless now with 2 kids she kept, she has 2 others she left in another state with their paternal grandmother. Now,I am single with 3 kids of my own, I am a nurse (LPN) but have decided to return to school for my RN degree and will be in school for 4-6 years so my income is low. My state offers adoption assistance though. I want to know will my adoption process be hard. Yes baby was with an adoption agency the 1st few weeks of her life but once I got her she never again was in and out of homes. I was award custody in state of Illinois also.
my sister dropped baby off when she was 4 weeks old said I need some time to get myself together. I didn't hear from her for months in fact I had to chase her down to sign custody papers when baby was 8 months. Since then this kid has been raised as my own. She will be 5 years old next month and its time for adoption. My sister has no interest in the kid. She has her calling her auntie. This is my baby and I don't want my sister to wake up one day and take her after I have done all the mothering & parenting. My sister can not provide a stable home for my niece she is homeless now with 2 kids she kept, she has 2 others she left in another state with their paternal grandmother. Now,I am single with 3 kids of my own, I am a nurse (LPN) but have decided to return to school for my RN degree and will be in school for 4-6 years so my income is low. My state offers adoption assistance though. I want to know will my adoption process be hard. Yes baby was with an adoption agency the 1st few weeks of her life but once I got her she never again was in and out of homes. I was award custody in state of Illinois also.
Proserpina
Senior Member
Please start your own thread if you have a legal question. Thanks!
Quick Update
So, as of now, the parents have decided to remove the kids from my home & move them into foster care so that they can be closer to the kids. We live about an hour from their home. Their social worker thinks this is ok even if the parents have not seen or tried to see their children in almost 5 months. My niece's bio dad has filed for full custody of my niece & at this point we are crossing our fingers that he will receive full custody.
Thats pretty much all that is going on now! We're just keepin' on keepin' on and praying that these babies find a structured, long term home at some point!
So, as of now, the parents have decided to remove the kids from my home & move them into foster care so that they can be closer to the kids. We live about an hour from their home. Their social worker thinks this is ok even if the parents have not seen or tried to see their children in almost 5 months. My niece's bio dad has filed for full custody of my niece & at this point we are crossing our fingers that he will receive full custody.
Thats pretty much all that is going on now! We're just keepin' on keepin' on and praying that these babies find a structured, long term home at some point!
Banned_Princess
Senior Member
I hope it works out for the best for the kids sake.
Just remind the social worker, that if the kids become elegible (or just one if the other gets to go with its dad) for adoption that you would like to adopt him.
Just remind the social worker, that if the kids become elegible (or just one if the other gets to go with its dad) for adoption that you would like to adopt him.
stealth2
Under the Radar Member
We chastise posters all the time for calling children "it". The least we could do is try not to do so ourselves - especially when we KNOW the gender of the child.
