My sister lost her children to the state of TN due to her and her husbands drug use, they have since then gotten clean have not had a positive drug test in over a year but now they are being told that their children will go up for adoption at the end of this month if they can not get them back. My sister and her husband have done everything asked of them they have jumped through every hoop and still have been unsuccessful in getting their children back home. Now with this news about them going up for adoption at the end of the month its not looking hopeful. I live in Georgia and was wondering if anyone here knew if I could adopt her children from another state, or be granted like family care placement or something of that nature. Any advice anyone has is greatly appreciated I do not want to lose my niece and nephew I rarely get to see them as it is and I want to do something to get them into my custody..anything it takes.
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I live 1 miles away from my sister and her husband, they have no vehicle or transportation of any kind, so as for the “druggy parents” they would not be around. My sister and I are not close however I am close with her kids they are my only niece and nephew and she is my only sister. We have no other living relatives so it is all on me to try to keep them from going who knows where into who knows what kind of family. I have a large apartment with a park, a steady income, have never been on drugs not once in my life. what I need to find out is can I adopt the kids before they are actually put up for adoption or is there a different kind of relative placement or adoption that would keep them from going in to the system with every other kid that is up for adoption. I know TN has a website with pictures of children that are up for adoption, both children are young and have no disabilities and I am afraid if I cant get something going now they will get adopted out elsewhere and
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Nothing. They have been in a loving home for several yrs now and are bonded to the people who care and love them in all ways.
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Call their caseworker right away. You should have intervened before now. They may wonder where you have been when your sister needed help before now. They will favor a fit family member over stranger adoption. However, if they have been in a foster home for a while, and that family might be interested in adopting them, that might be favored over placement with a relative who really hasn’t been around all this time. Call their caseworker, and if it seems like you’re getting the runaround there, find out the court case and intervene that way so that the judge knows there’s an available relative.
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It is difficult to know what is really going on here. I suspect your sister is not telling you the full story. You sister and her husband were taking drugs when they had the children – so they don’t really care about their kids. All very well coming off drugs now, or pretending to – if they cared about those kids they would never have taken drugs in the first place.
Why didn’t you intervene earlier? I am sure the social workers will want to know. Have you had regular contact with the children while they have been in care? If not, then they probably don’t really know you, nor you them.
Are they with a foster family who is going to adopt them? If this is the case, then if you love them you won’t interfere. However, if they are going to be looking for adoptive parents, contact the social workers now! You have no time to waste. But don’t forget to work out the answers to those difficult questions first.
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If they have *truly* jumped through every hoop and done everything asked of them, their parental rights should not be terminated.
Is it possible your sister is not telling you everything?
This may be a case of a serious miscarriage of justice, but in general, it is harder for children other than infants to find adoptive homes, and the state has little interest in keeping children away from legitimately fit parents when there are hundreds more who need foster homes but the foster home shortage makes that impossible.
You need to contact their caseworker ASAP and express your interest in taking custody of these children.
If everything is as you say it is and your sister and her husband are 1% fit parents and able to take care of their children, you might consider started a change.org petition to pressure the state to return them to their care.
Wishing you well.
Source(s): Adoptee, Adoptive mom, and MSW.81
Have you spoken to their caseworker yet? If not, then do that without delay. You should be on the phone to the caseworker first thing Monday morning, assuming you can’t reach her over the weekend. Monday morning you should also find yourself a good family law attorney, preferably one who has experience with CPS & the foster care system. You might also find some helpful information from sites like the American Family Rights association, http://www.familyrightsassociation.com/ , or Kidjacked, https://www.facebook.com/kidjacked .
Having waited this long, you have no time left to lose. I hope it all works out for you.
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i understand of a few circumstances like this, and if the daddy lives 2 hours away, likely he’s not interior the youngster’s existence or doesn’t care to be in her existence, and doesn’t be seen in high quality condition to be her mum or dad. no matter if he does get seen for custody, you’ll wrestle for custody in case you imagine that she could be more desirable perfect off with you. in case you do trust that the daddy is undeserving, no matter in the experience that your sister receives alongside with you or no longer, the courts will often ensure to provide custody to a pal (together with your self) before putting the youngster into foster care. in the experience that your sister does fall into problem and the daddy is asserted undeserving, I actual desire that you’ll receive custody of your niece because you for sure care deeply about her, and in the experience that your sister cares about her newborn she could desire the finest for her.
Get on the phone urgently. Kids need to stay within their extended families (especially in this day and age). If relatives have love and support to give, then hopefully you will have a case.
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Sure you could adopt them. Just enjoy telling the state how half the time you will have their drugged up parents looking after them.
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You can adopt. You contact legal adviser and ask for adoption.