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- If the disagreement you are having with the agency is about your child’s return home or the agency’s refusal to let you visit, you may request the court to resolve it.<\/li>\n
- Overview of 12-month court process for child abuse and neglect cases<\/li>\n
- When reunification simply is not possible, as determined by the courts, many foster families choose to adopt the children they have cared for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Director of Children\u2019s Ministries<\/h2>\n
You can and should decline placement of a child if you do not feel you can meet that child\u2019s needs. Relatives should create a list of all the family members who would like to have placement and\/or adopt the child, with addresses and phone numbers. However, in those rare situations where disclosure of any information would cause the foster child or foster home to be exposed to a known threat, the County will ask the Court to order complete confidentiality. Children in foster care cannot be compelled to participate in a religion that is not of their own choice. You will receive limited information about the child\u2019s birth family, full disclosure of which is prohibited by law.<\/p>\n
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Parents Involved with CPS<\/h3>\n
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It will be important that you are open and honest with the case social worker regarding your family\u2019s values and culture so the social worker can determine if your home would be the best fit for the foster child. The caregiver has a Right To all information that the County is legally allowed to provide in order to enable the caregiver to appropriately meet the needs of children in your care. At the time of placement, you have a Right To \u00a0receive child information in order to provide for meeting the needs of the children placed in your care. Will my family and I be able to review the foster child\u2019s records before placement? Here is a letter written by a typical foster family to the parent of a child in foster care.<\/p>\n
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How do I find out which social worker is assigned to the foster child in my care? A foster home can be \u201con hold\u201d as to placements as foster care placements are at the discretion of the county placing agency. You should immediately communicate to your foster child\u2019s social worker your desire to have the sibling placed with you. I have a foster child placed in my home and would like the child\u2019s sibling who is also in foster care placed together in my home – how can I make this happen?<\/p>\n
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