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Realize that emotional damage to a child is done in the first three years of life. If she was neglect during those years, there is the possibility of attachment issues. Read up and study Reactive Attachment Disorder before having this child live in your home. You must parent a child with attachment issues in a different way than you parent a child without them. I would look into having a therapist lined up immediately if she does join your family. And be sure the therapist is fully familiar with issues of older neglected children. No matter how bad her home life is, she will grieve immensely for it.
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