Concerned Foster Parent

[hailey7508]

     My husband and I are Foster to adopt  parents and we picked up an adoptable baby girl at the hospital 2 months ago. DFCS told us that the Bioloical moms right were going to be terminated and was asked if we were willing to adopt. We of course said yes. I quit my job to take care of her and and have taken her to many Dr. appts. She requires constant care to make sure she gets proper nutrition due to sucking/swallowing problem. The baby has 2 other half siblings that have been in the system for over a year. We were also told by DFCS that the other foster parent was not intersted in the baby.

We were invited to court this last week for the moms termination hearing. The babies case worker said we are almost out of the woods and this is an easy teremination process for us. Once the biological moms rights were terminated, the case worker said I need to ask the othe foster parent if she wants the baby. Naturally we were quite suprised. We were previosly told that the other foster parent knew that the baby was born almost two months ago and never said anything.

We got a call Friday from the case worker with bad news saying the other foster parent now wants the baby and that Cobb Co. DFCS would be taking the baby from us this week. We are very concerned about the babies best interest. We and our entire family have created a loving nurturing bond together. Our other two adoptable children call her their sister. I do not trust Cobb County DFCS anymore and believe they do not always do what is in the best interest of the child. They did not get our opinion or the babies Guardian Ad Lituiem's opinion before making the desicion. We are hoping for fairness and a miracle.

[Kellyjude1]

Sep. 1, 2008 at 7:15 PM

   Why didn't they place the baby with the other foster family from the beginning, since the siblings were together anyway?  That is awful, here you have had this baby all this time bonding and loving this baby, and now they want to take the baby away.  Another reason why I just will never understand some of the reasoning of foster care.  My heart goes out to you.  I am praying for you and that precious baby.  Is there anyway they would consider you just keeping the baby but having visits with the siblings?  They need to consider the best interest of the baby and so many times they don't.  Please keep us posted...

[tealadyd]

Sep. 1, 2008 at 8:25 PM

For pete's sake.  Sorry to hear this sad news.  I will say a prayer for you. This does not make sense but is so typical of the broken foster system in this country.  Sadness.

[mommytoadam]

Sep. 5, 2008 at 5:29 PM

As a foster parent myself, we went through a similar situation.  Basically they want to keep the siblings together if at all possible.  They feel it's in the best interest of the child.  But it doesn't always make sense.  I'm so sorry that you're in that situation.  I hope everything works out in the best interest of that little girl.