Well, he will remain with us as a foster placement until one of two things happen; One or both of his parents are able to do what is needed to regain custody of him, or parental rights are terminated. If parental rights are termed then unless another family member wants and is able to parent him then we would be able to adopt him. The chance of a family member coming forward is slim as no one has even asked to visit him up to this point, and his sibling was adopted by another family just this year.
So this is big news as we move forward. Now we just love him, pray for his parents, and pray that God would direct the decisions of everyone involved in his care. This will be a long term placement more than likely as most cases do not go to TPR (termination of parental rights) before one year in care.
Wow! Big news! Praying for you all!
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ReplyDeleteCrazy how things can change! How exciting to hang onto a sweet little gift for longer than expected. :)
ReplyDeleteWe're adoring our own tiny baby (Peanut)...Tiny Baby and Peanut are bloggy-world buddies! Haha, we just made five weeks old Tues. so they're not far apart.
I'll be honest. The sibling thing breaks my heart. Even when the decision may be the best for everyone involved.
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