My brother is in foster care?

Foster care regulations aren't as strict on family members as they are on anyone else. Contact tge agency. The boy may or may not be up for adoption. If paternal rights are intact, he's not up for adoption. But you can get legal guardianship. Also, if the foster family has adopted him, you can still be big sister.

A foster agency's first priority is to reunite families, so you are almost guaranteed to win, so long as he wasn't already adopted.

Sorry. It does not artwork that way. in case you have been appointed his criminal father or mom, then you definately're to blame. you are able to't only settle on that the state is going to be your unpaid babysitter. flow ask for forgiveness. Then spend the subsequent 5 years till finally he turns 18 being the suited father or mom & vast brother you are able to. EDIT: I had a techniques glitch as quickly as I wrote of the state starting to be your unpaid babysitter. mothers and fathers (which contain guardians) whose childrens are taken into foster care DO pay toddler help. you will even have courtroom appearances to make and a great form of alternative difficulty. whether you're able to desire to get the state to take your brother--and that they don't take childrens only because of fact the mothers and fathers announce they are uninterested in the entire company--it does not inevitably shop you any funds. it may even value you extra. in case you have not got faith me, only call a social worker and ask.

If you know where he is and his name, I suggest you ask the local cps and explain who you are, etc. Don't hope for too much, though, because they may have strict rules on who can foster, etc.

Conversely, they also have a rule that family comes first, so you could stand a chance. Good luck !

I think you'd have a good chance of adopting him, if your husband doesnt mind..

contact the local cps