baby got taken away?

Question

my friends baby got taken away at 3 months, he is now 11 months. anyways she has gotten her act together and now whats her son back. what are the odds that they would give him back to her. any suggestions would be greatly appreicated.

Answer 1

awww :( ignore that first answer.


if the mother has gotten her act together, and is healthy enough emotionally, mentally, physcially, and finacially, then she should contact the worker(s) who have taken place in the process of taking away the child. or someone closely related in the whole case. have your friend tell them that she has changed, and they will help with what she can do from there.

if it is foster care, she would have a high chance of getting him back. if adopted, maybe visitation rights?

one thing she should be prepared for is a little bit of a wait, and also to be open to go to parenting classes. im almost certain they will have her take classes to prove to them that she would be fit.

good luck with your friend and her baby :)

Answer 2

Hm...Well I dont know what happened to have her baby taken away, but it sounds like something pretty serious. What your friend would have to do is get in touch with the social worker of her child and ask him or her about it. She will most likely have to take a bunch of parenting classes, get counseling, go to AA or another drug rehab center, get a job, have money in the bank, have their house checked for dangers, She will have to jump through many hoops. She will not get him back at once either, first there will be visitation, sometimes for only an hour a week. Then she will gradually work up to more time.

Its all very complicated, and most parents dont get their children back once they are in the foster care system...Believe me I know, I was a foster child for 13 years.

The most she can to is talk to the social worker about it, then she will have to go from there.

If she physically, mentally or sexually abused her baby, the state will never give her child back, becuase she is a monster.

Hope this helped.

Answer 3

I am a foster parent and I can tell you the rights of the bio parent are normally above the rights of the foster parents. As long as she does whatever she is told to do by DCF she has a very good chance of getting her child back. She has to show that she is willing to put her child's needs first at all times. She must follow all of the rules and guide lines set by DCF. It is always the state's first choice to get the child back with their parents and if that is not an option that is when they look for adoptive parents. Keep in mind if she hasn't been doing anything to get her child back all this time she will have to call the child's worker and tell them she want to make the effort and go from there.

Answer 4

Your friend will have to contact the welfare agency that removed her baby.She will have to demonstrate that her situation is better now than it was when her child was removed.For example maybe she can show she took parenting classes, anger management classes, has a clean and safe home, maybe a part time job,is drug free if it was a factor,etc.The family courts will try ensure the child's needs are met first.She could also set up a meeting with the caseworker to see what else she can do to regain custody.

Answer 5

A baby is almost always better off with there birth parents!! Ive known a few foster kids and they were abused more in foster care than in thier own homes.. tell her to do everything asked of her.. we all! make mistakes ... is there no second chances I think so.

Answer 6

i would say the first thing is to make sure she has everything together fars in her house a good job then fit for her child once all that is together.it's a chance that she would get him back.

Answer 7

she could tell them that she is now responsible to support the baby fully.