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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 406909" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Lisa, if your system there is anything like the one here, they would much rather place children with relatives if they can. They mostly check for the basics. They make sure that there are enough beds for them to sleep in and that there is food in the house. They're not looking for spotless either, lived-in is OK. "Kid-friendly" is preferred over some place that looks like a museum full of things you can't touch. When I went through it several years ago they did require smoke alarms in certain locations and fire extinguishers. And if you do it officially, you should get the same stipend for the children as any other foster parent would get which will help out a lot with the expense.</p><p> </p><p>My brother and sister in law didn't know you could do this. When sister in law's niece wasn't in the picture anymore, my brother and sister in law suddenly found themselves with her two little girls, ages 1 and 3. They had those kids in their home, raising them like their own and supporting them financially, for almost a year while the two sets of grandparents fought it out in court over who would get them! They had two kids of their own and not a lot of money so suddenly adding two more children to their family was a tremendous financial hardship. When they found out that the state would have helped support those kids, they've been kicking themselves ever since!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 406909, member: 1883"] Lisa, if your system there is anything like the one here, they would much rather place children with relatives if they can. They mostly check for the basics. They make sure that there are enough beds for them to sleep in and that there is food in the house. They're not looking for spotless either, lived-in is OK. "Kid-friendly" is preferred over some place that looks like a museum full of things you can't touch. When I went through it several years ago they did require smoke alarms in certain locations and fire extinguishers. And if you do it officially, you should get the same stipend for the children as any other foster parent would get which will help out a lot with the expense. My brother and sister in law didn't know you could do this. When sister in law's niece wasn't in the picture anymore, my brother and sister in law suddenly found themselves with her two little girls, ages 1 and 3. They had those kids in their home, raising them like their own and supporting them financially, for almost a year while the two sets of grandparents fought it out in court over who would get them! They had two kids of their own and not a lot of money so suddenly adding two more children to their family was a tremendous financial hardship. When they found out that the state would have helped support those kids, they've been kicking themselves ever since! [/QUOTE]
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