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Scenario

How parental rights delays affect foster families

We have been trying to adopt our foster son for three years but his bio dad keeps appearing just often enough to prevent termination

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The legal system's attempts to preserve biological families can trap children and foster families in indefinite limbo, serving no one well.

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Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Foster parenting?”

Peri

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