TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
WHEN A CHILD IS TAKEN FROM A PARENT FOR ANY OF MANY REASONS , THE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE THERE TO ASSIST THE KINFOLK , TO PROTECT AND
CARE FOR THAT CHILD .
AS OF NOW , SOME GRANDPARENTS MUST SPEND ALL THAT THEY HAVE
TO FIGHT THE PARENTS , FACS , ETC. , WHO HAVE “FREE” LEGAL ADVICE ,
WHILE GRANDPARENTS AND KIN MUST HIRE LAWYERS TO GET A CHILD WHO THEY
LOVE AND ARE WILLING TO CARE FOR .
HOW MUCH DOES A “FOSTER PARENT” IN THE ADD BELOW “PAY” TO GET A
CHILD WHICH THE GOVERNMENT PAYS $25 to $30 A DAY TO TAKE CARE OF AS A
BUSINESS ?
HOW MUCH DOES A “GRANDPARENT” NOT N THE ADD BELOW “PAY” TO GET A
CHILD WHICH THE GOVERNMENT PAYS $5 to $7 A DAY TO TAKE CARE OF AS A
LOVING FAMILY ?
GENERALLY A GRANDPARENT , DOES NOT REQUIRE TRAINING TO CARE FOR A CHILD
WHO HAS A BOND ALREADY WITH A GRANDCHILD .
SHOULD A CHILD , BORN TO PARENTS WHO ARE NOT CAPABLE OF CARING FOR THEM
, BE SUBJECT TO A FOSTER HOME WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT OF “FAMILY BLOOD” .
WE STOOD UP FOR OUR CHILDREN , WHO WERE NOT CAPABLE TO CARE FOR THE
GRANDCHILDREN AND SPENT MANY HOURS AND DAYS HELPING THEM UNTIL
FACS FINALLY HAD TO TAKE THE CHILDREN AWAY FROM THE HOME .
AT THIS POINT YOU NEED A LAWYER TO FIGHT THE SYSTEM . AFTER YEARS
OF LEGAL FEES AND AGONY , YOU GET THE GRANDCHILD WHO SHOULD HAVE
IMMEDIATELY BEEN PUT IN A GRANDPARENTS CARE AND NOT SENT TO A FOSTER
HOME .
GRANDCHILDREN ARE FOSTERED
BY GRANDPARENTS BUT ARE NOT CALLED FOSTER PARENTS . (TO GIVE PARENTAL
CARE , TO NURTURE , TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OR DEVELOPMENT , TO ENCOURAGE
)
WHY ARE WE “GRANDPARENTS” PENALIZED FOR FOSTERING A CHILD ?
MANY GRANDPARENTS , AUNTS , UNCLES , COUSINS WOULD TAKE A "BLOOD
RELATIVE" INTO FOSTER , IF THEY WOULD GET THE SAME RIGHTS ,
COMPENSATION , ETC. , AND NOT GO BANKRUPT DOING IT .
By THOMAS J. FARR
