Editorial: Lawmakers should support bills to expedite adoption approvals
Note: Not so sure I agree with that statement, but the rest of the article is worth reading.
Lansing lawmakers should eliminate barriers to getting foster children into safe, permanent homes more quickly through adoption or legal guardianship. The House ought to fast-track Senate legislation that would prevent delays in adoption approvals by granting the Department of Human Services (DHS) flexibility to have more than one official assigned to give consent to adoptions.
CPS loves to use this ploy (hurry up and adopt children out so they don't have to live in foster homes) but the reality is that it just means that the parents have absolutely no hope once the adoption process is in place. When a child is in foster "care," at least the parents have a chance. Once the child is adopted, that's it - no matter what evidence is found, no matter if the social workers turn out to be serial killers, the parent will not get the child back. I do not think hurrying up with adoption is designed to do anything but fed the child trafficking industry.
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