Foster Care Support Group

This was my fear with my son. We were foster parents for 2 1/2 years before our adoption was final. I had a great rapport with the case worker, and the CASA (court appointed child advocate.) So even though I feared this situation don't think it would have happened. Is there anyone she can talk to? There has to be a case worker? These case workers are SO over worked you would think they would want to keep her in the same place: if it isn't broken, don't fix it. We were preapproved for adoption BEFORE my son came to live with us, so that was part of it. But I know (as I was told) that the previous foster parents were given the option of adoption FIRST before the state sought another resource. The foster parents were older, sort of poor, and had health issues. But all these years (9), we have kept in touch with them, visit, my son does sleep overs at their house, and also he goes on trips with them. He calls them mom mom and pop pop (although his pop pop just recently lost his 12 year battle with cancer.) So this situation worked out for everyone, including and especially my son.

Did your daughter voice her desire to adopt the child before? Your daughter should contact the case worker ASAP and the CASA if the girl has one. The law is supposed to act in the best interest of the child. Be prepared though. In my state, foster parents have NO legal rights at all.