[teagynsmum]

Hi all
question
my daughter passed away late last yr. I am now in the prcess of becoming a foster parent. I have heard, but have yet to ask, that you have to wait 1yr after the death before you can foster. Is this true???

[SashaSue]

teagynsmum,

I know I was told after any major "traumatic" event you have to wait a year to start the process for becoming a foster parent. I was divorced and had to wait a year before I could start (even though it was a very amicable divorce and I was already interested in fostering before the divorce). At least that's the way it is in Texas. I guess they want to make sure you have grieved the loss, whatever that may be, before you start the whole process.

Hope this helps.

Marsha

[rindava]

and has its own policy......there are many theraputic foster care agencies in VA, and every local public district seems to do their own thing as well....

If you lost a child, I just want to warn you that foster care is very traumatic.....The worst thing that ever happend to me was taking care for 3 wonderful, smart, great children for 14 months and seeing them returned to a crack addict b-mom who was living in a motel...so they could grow up to be druggies themselves ....and never getting to see them again.....I just adopted after that..

I think when my kids are grown I may foster older teens of just adopt older teens or something.....fostering is hard