[elizardoc]

My husband and I recently decided to become foster parents after years of consideration, but the subject of false allegations never came up until today as I was browsing the web. This really scares me as I have a child of my own and this could effect her as well. How common is this problem with foster families? Should I really be worried about this?

[Gryph]

Yes, you should be concerned. This should be a topic in any good preparatory classes. For most, it's not a question of if false accusations will happen. It's a question of when. It occurs often with foster families due to the anger from the bio-family. Unfortunately, it is occasionally justified just in other professions.

Good records are your best deterent. We document everything reasonable in a daily journal. I make certain that I record anything that establishes the lack of credibility with the foster child and the bio-family.

[alicia hunter]

I'm a foster parent and I had a bio mom make false allegations on me this last year. It ended up not being a big deal because I'd kept close contact with the sw and Dr. all along. They accused me of not feeding the child, which was ridiculous. DFS just did a short investigation and found it all false. I recommend that you keep at least weekly contact with sw so they know what is going on. Just to cover yourself.