a court will determine that they are guardians. But yes, they have to go through most if not all of the "foster" junk, including all of the "how to raise a kid" classes.flechero wrote:In my friends case, they had to go through the full blown foster qualifications to take a nephew... it was an absolutely ridiculous process. (we walked through it with them as they are part of our Bible study /Com group.) I see why so many people are turned off by the process.Jusme wrote:flechero wrote:we have friends in a similar situation- once a child is taken from the parents, even family members have to qualify as foster. If they had done this prior, the grandparents could have probably just been given custody.
It's a very broken system, no doubt, but even worse for the kids in it.
Are they really "foster" parents, or are they guardians? It is my understanding that they can be given, custody, and guardianship, without going through the foster care system. But I am relying on memory, which, at my age, is suspect at best.
Now....I'm not sure if the bill made it through or if was one that got knocked out in the mess, but there was a bill dealing with what they call "kinship care" that deals with just this and is intended to make it a bit easier. Because, yeh, people hate this and go running to the hills if they are gun folk or have pets or a slightly messy house.