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There need to be some major changes in the laws to allow families to get the services they need. Having lived with a dangerous child, I know that sometimes removal is(life and death) necessaryand many states do not give parents options leaving them to be forced to find other adotive homes or face ciminal charges. I got lucky. Our state allowed my son o go into care for 17 months in a restrictive RTC. I thought it was forever and he'd never come home. The RTC tried to force us to give up custody for him to go to independant living at 14, but the state said I didn't have to. My son is home and doing well after 17 months. Had I lived in another state, I would have been forced to give up custody and be charged with child abandonment and my son would have lost his family.
Many families facing this situation opt to find other placements for their older children.
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