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Look up the ASFA laws (adoption and safe families act). Part of it states that if a child has been in foster care for 18 out of 22 months (doesn't have to be consecutive) then, barring any extenuationg circumstances (parental sickness, etc), parental rights must be terminated.
Judges are not following it as it was meant to be but it does help to speed up permanency.
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Foster Mom for the past 3 years, hoping to eventually adopt.
Currently fostering 2 sisters, "D1" and "D2", ages 3.5 and 2.
Mom to C, born 12/30/05 (20 weeks early) & died 12/30/05
Support Gay and Lesbian families in the adoption process?PM me for support info.
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