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loli phabay

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11. I agree. but there are cases when you have to take the kids

Reply to wildeyed (Reply #9)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 10:12 AM

Feb 2013

When the living situation is so squalid that its detrimental.

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Fall on Hard Times, Have Your Kids Taken Away? How America Treats Poor Parents Like Criminals [View all] xchrom Feb 2013 OP

"You are a horrible mother. Your children are now property of Carl's Jr." mikeytherat Feb 2013 #1

Here ya go RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #4

yes, that's exactly it, and the 'treatment' they get in foster care? Fight2Win Feb 2013 #31

so very disturbing, yet fitting of the general G_j Feb 2013 #2

Personal Experience. It is true. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #3

I believe CP funding is based on how many children they get adopted 2pooped2pop Feb 2013 #5

You are correct. Both the caseworker and the adoptive parents no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #6

the adoptive parents do not get money dsc Feb 2013 #35

Tell this to Title IV distributers, lol mntleo2 Feb 2013 #37

Do you have a link for this dsc Feb 2013 #41

Iowa has done this to my brother's boys Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #10

I'm very sorry your family had to suffer through this and no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #13

They put out an arrest warrant for him for *can't remember what the charge was Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #23

You'll *really* appreciate this: no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #28

Unbelievably wrong G_j Feb 2013 #19

It gets more sickening Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #24

"...and not worth salvaging." Volaris Feb 2013 #15

Thank you for your work for this family Bibliovore Feb 2013 #17

If I could "reform" the system, then my client no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #29

Wow, they could still be removed by a state in which they no longer live? Bibliovore Feb 2013 #42

We've been arguing that our state lost jurisdiction when the family moved to another state no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #44

Foster parents are paid and given benefits. dotymed Feb 2013 #18

Many Western countries DO pay parents to raise their children Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #20

We used to. It was called welfare. FDR started it, Clinton killed it. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #27

The difference between our welfare and other countries' child allowances is that Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #32

Personally, I think it is the right thing to do. dotymed Feb 2013 #30

If we can pay "foster parents," we can damn well pay impoverished actual parents REP Feb 2013 #43

Well done! MissB Feb 2013 #26

You just made my list of heroes. WELL DONE and THANK YOU! n/t Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #33

Have A Client Right Now Going Through This ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2013 #34

Your story mirrors mine. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #40

I Guess It Depends RobinA Feb 2013 #38

How horrible. When you are faced with homelessness .. SummerSnow Feb 2013 #7

k/r marmar Feb 2013 #8

Wouldn't it be cheaper to get housing for these families? wildeyed Feb 2013 #9

I agree. but there are cases when you have to take the kids loli phabay Feb 2013 #11

As a School Nurse.... AnneD Feb 2013 #12

Thank you for sharing your experiences, but yeah ... LisaLynne Feb 2013 #14

I know what you mean...... AnneD Feb 2013 #16

:hug: lonestarnot Feb 2013 #36

Some of the street kids I worked with had been through the foster care system Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #21

Having Worked RobinA Feb 2013 #39

Housing is a human right Cal Carpenter Feb 2013 #22

Similar to the corrupt judge sentencing kids to for profit incarceration, $$ motivates $$ me b zola Feb 2013 #25