Couple denied custody of own grandson in foster care, asked to foster someone else's children
A couple from Livingston County says the Department of Human Services hasn't allowed them custody of their grandson, but has asked them to watch someone else's children.
The title sounds like my own family's story: We were told we would be unable to care for our own child with disability in home because supports were not available to us as the "natural family," but fast-forward into the future and we are asked to provide care for 2 children with disability whose family were in crisis because "you are such good parents."
ReplyDeleteWe are living in a cruel society where archaic legislation destroys family units for nought. I have since fought for legislative change and have achieved this in Alberta, Canada: SAMANTHA'S LAW Caring families of children with disability must be served distinctly from the Child Intervention Model. Families must not be forced to surrender custody, nor coerced into out of home placement of a loved one in effort to achieve access to required medical supports and services.