What exactly happens to children when they get put in foster care??
407314
This seems to be a two part question. When children are placed in foster care, it is most of the time a sad scenario. They sometimes can get bounced from home to home never knowing where they will be next. Sometimes the child is put up for adoption and that can be a rough road also. For the mother to get them back the judge may ask for supervised visitation or they may want the mother to prove that they are responsible enough to have the children back in their custody. The process for gaining custody can be a long and drawn out process. The court has to see that the child will be well provided for. This can all depend on the jurisdiction of the court also.
683552
It is not fair for the children.\n\nBut it is also not fair that children have to go into foster homes, which are not always known for being great to kids, because their parents committed a crime and were sent to jail.\n\nThe parents are the ones who are responsible for the pain they cause their children, not everyone else.
528970
try going to collegeboard.com or other college sites. there is a whole thing you can fill out, like what applies to you and what doesnt, you get to check off if you are a foster child, etc. \ni put two links for you.
521542
Each year over 500,000 children in the United States are thrust into court through no fault of their own. Some are victims of violence, psychological torment or sexual abuse. Others have been neglected or even abandoned by their own parents. Most of them are frightened and confused. \n\nIn many cases these children become victims a second time in an overburdened child welfare system that cannot pay close attention to each child whose life is in its hands. \n\nOften these children also become victims of this country's overburdened child welfare system - a complex network of lawyers, social workers and judges who frequently are too overburdened to give thorough, detailed attention to each child who comes before them. \n\nThat's where CASA comes in. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are trained volunteer community members who are appointed by a judge to advocate, on a one-to-one basis, for a child who has been removed from home due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The volunteer gets to know the child and then lets the judge and others in the child welfare system know the child's perspective and the child's needs.
978681
Yes they do collect benefits.  I honestly don't know how they are managing so much in benefits and for so long.  They must have changed the rules again or something.  Because no-one I know would have ever qualified for all they are getting.  The living arrangements alone would have never been acceptable.  Alot of these kids would have been placed in foster homes and the parents charged with neglect.
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CPS can't hold your kids, in most many states 48 hours or less, in my state none, without a court order! All motions and orders of the court, and especially a needed petition have to be given you.\n\nThe petition, the basis for the petition (usually found under the Child Protction Law) and the order of the court are required to be served on you by the police. A date is set for a preliminary hearing, in my state 72 hours. At that hearing CPS must show cause why your children were removed, an attorney is appointed for you and a GAL for the children! A date is set for am adjudicatory hearing (trial) within 30 days of the petition!\n\nCPS is required to look at a relative placement. Depending on what they find, that may not happen. That as well has to be explained to the court.\n\nRelative placements are no panacea, especially in cases of sexual abuse. Stidies have found  relative placements tend to make reunification longer and the person's required to complete cerrtain tasks, like counseling and parenting skills training, are less likely to do them!\n\nI suspect you know why your children were taken.\n\nBlaming CPS without telling us why is just an attack on cps to make them look bad!\n\nWhy don't you tell us the real reason?\n\nIf you really want help Email me!
1142499
While I do sympathyze with you, the ultimate goal of DFCS is to keep "natural" families intact.  They do whatever is in thier power to keep together or reunite families within the system.  When you took in those children in you became their foster parent and regardless of a foster parents relation to the kids, a foster home is considered a temporary situtation.  \n\nIf you feel that the children will still be in danger if returned to their mother than you can try to sue for custody.  If you choose to do this than keep in mind that the courts are very biased in favor of the closest blood ties.  Hire the best custody attorney that you can afford.
761659
Does Child Protective Services do that?
275256
the effect of fetal alcohol syndrome on the foster care system.
1163347
I could tell you stories till you beg me to stop. Most children go to State homes-they are not adopted and many do not have family here to take care of them. A few in numbers do fine.\n State homes--you would not believe what happens to many here-especially if they go to Foster homes. I listened to stories on a daily work basis--they are sad. Visit a home and ask them. 8 out of 10-wish they were not left here. Sad but true. I won't go into what happens to most-because of adult content. Oprah once said when she interview some--it is one of America's dirty secrets. Most parents leave them for selfish reasons-I heard them too. they hope they will all benefit. If Mother's would listen they would not leave their children with other people.  I don't know where you are headed with this-but yes go talk to the children who grew up on the State-there are many-more than are left with family. \n That is the bad side-but there are some good stories-but if you weight them out -the worst happens.\n So who have babies and have kept them here--how many are doing very well. Few in numbers I bet.\n\nCan you hear a pin drop  in here?
1040037
if you kid is getting abused then take him in
318153
What are they studying? You question is too broad for us to be of any help. Try doing an internet search on their intended major, on foster kids,their ethnic heritage, etc. There is a lot of scholarship money available but it depends on a lot of factors. Also, don't pay anyone or any "scholarship service" any money-- you can do all the research for free.
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The least serious would probably be interfering with judicial procedure...........the worst case would be kidnapping.  \n\nThere are legal ways to try before someone should attempt something this serious.  Many organizations will help if you are lacking money for attorneys.\n\nRemember, also, the children might be emotional in turmoil if such an upheaval were to occur.\n\nGood luck.
1003718
I know exactly what you're talking about.  My mother and I got custody of my nephew after my sister screwed up.  He was taken from her, we had a choice: foster home or with us.  I think its completely ridiculous to not put your child with family, that's her support system.  You can talk with the social worker.  Most social service departments (Department of Children and Families, Child Protective Services, Department of Children Society, etc.)  their goal is reunification with the natural birth mother.  We wanted to help my sister get him back until she started abusing drugs and alcohol again and married an abusive and violent piece of crap.  Now we are struggling to keep him far from that, and they are pushing for him to go back, even after her 3 DUI's and domestic violence charges in the last 3 years.  Every state is different, but hopefully someone at CPS can help you and you can start on the road to recovery and 'prove' yourself and follow the case plan.  Unless they terminate your parental rights, you always have the right to petition the court for replacement.  I wish you the best of luck!!!
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That is abuse. Emotional (not respecting that persons rights, such as to choose whom he/she has physcial intimate contact with), mental (not respecting that persons individual rights to have control over his/her environment) and physical (being pushed around and forced against your will and being hurt).\n\n\nIt may or may not affect his future depending on how this child deals with life and the choices this child makes.\n\nNo this does not happen to anyone.
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Good faith alone would have to be families that had ample resources to take care of foster children.  Those kind of people generally do not care to take foster children anyway, so the chances of that is rare.\n   The majority of foster care parents take the children to help them but they cannot afford to house, feed and clothe them so I do not resent them getting the cash grant to help a child.\n   There are a few foster care parents who really do it for the money; but in the long run they are found out.\n   I believe that $800 a month you speak of must include food stamps and health care for the child as $800 cash grant is a little much for each child in my state (I am a state worker). \n   All in all, without foster care parents, many children would be left alone or deserted; or left in an abusive home and our society would have let them down.  A lot of them would die.
193929
the good thing about being in foster care is u know u will not get hard by no one and u can't get rap so that is rally good and girl god is alway washing over u no mertter what u do. and thta he love u if no love u at all and if u are a girl or boy i love u like a siter or bother and my e-mail is thorntina@yahoo.com if u want to right to me ok  don't worry what it sometime u will find a good family love tina and that is my name.