Foster Parents Are Heroes. What You Need To Know As You Look To Adopt.
Foster parents are heroes. Only exceptionally loving people open their heart and family to a child who has been mistreated. Foster kids are heroes too. For a small person to love and trust again after trauma and heartbreak requires the courage of a giant. Dawn and her staff see the heroic love in foster parent adoption.
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You Are a Frustrated Tennessee Foster Parent
Apparently, the word is out that if you are a foster parent and things are going very wrong, call Dawn. Dawn gets a lot of calls like that, usually when the child is about to be moved from the home. Sometimes her help makes all the difference, and sometimes all she can do is explore the options and discover, with you, that there aren’t many. Either way, you love this little person. You want to do what you can and if you can’t do anything, you want to understand why not. That is reasonable and Dawn is available to consult with your attorney, with you included, if you would like, in understanding what your odds and options really are.
Dawn gets from frustrated foster parents things like, the child has been in the foster home for a long time and:
- A birth relative has “popped up” and wants the child.
- The birth parent is making half-hearted attempts at improving their dangerous home situation and the social worker is snowed into thinking the child will be safe there.
- No one looked for the father or relatives until well into the case and now there is a problem.
- The caseworker, judge or GAL has changed and now the whole case is changing direction.
- The child is deeply traumatized by visits with a birth parent or relative, and no one seems to think that is a reason to make any changes.
- You feel pressured to take a sibling of your foster child that you aren’t equipped to parent.
These are all serious concerns. If requested by your attorney, Dawn is available to consult on your case.
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Testimonials From Dawn’s Clients
“Professional expertise with a heart! We would never have survived our adoption journey if we hadn’t been blessed by the kind, compassionate, skilled, and professional guidance of Dawn.”
Former Client
“Dawn has helped us through five adoptions through the Department of Children’s Service. In every case, she and her staff were thorough, quick, and clear about what we needed to do to keep things moving. In one case, Dawn resolved a thorny issue with DCS with unparalleled grace. She has our highest recommendation!”
“Dawn Coppock represented us during all four of our adoptions, and we never had to worry about anything being overlooked. She and her staff are extremely meticulous and pay attention to every detail, and are also very caring and compassionate. Dawn walked with us through every step of the legal process, and rejoiced with us and our four blessings when our adoptions were finalized. We are thankful for her knowledge and expertise, and have recommended her to our friends.“
