Relative or Not?
I am new and am looking for some advice....
I was contacted by the CW last May about placement for a family members children. We were found during the relative search. we are not blood related to the children,but related by marraige. We have completed our homestudy and the kids are free for adoption. But now the CW is saying we are NOT relatives,because we are not blood related to the children. I am so confused. How can we be family one minute and not the next. The kids should have been placed with us months ago. Does anyone know if being related by marragie makes you a family member. We have phone contact with the kids,foster family,doctors,etc. We feel like with the way families are made up these days blood should not matter. We can provide a safe loving home for the children with close ties to their blood family. Any thoughts on this subject would be great.
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