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Re: I don't think that's necessarily the answer

Posted by Baldur on 2012-January-26 09:52:30 EST, Thursday
In reply to I don't think that's necessarily the answer posted by redcocoa101 on 2012-January-25 16:55:46 EST, Wednesday
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There is no perfect solution, but allowing kids to choose where they go is a good first step.

You don't see the alternatives because you have never lived in a society where this could happen - but compare what happens when people over the age of 18 need help.

Someone over the magic age can ask someone for help ... and get it. They might ask around among friends, or they might go to a church or other civic organization, and make their need known ... and people are willing to help. I've known a number of cases where a church has made living arrangements for someone in trouble, and usually it's for people who are not members of the church.

There is not a shortage of prospective adoptive parents in the U.S. - there is a shortage of prospective adoptive parents who can pay upwards of $20,000 in legal fees per child and who are willing to go through all the legal bother and who are frequently required to make "officially" adopted children their legal heirs as equals to any natural children they might have. These laws are like minimum wage laws - in theory they provide a minimum standard for everyone, but in actuality they prevent many from getting anything at all by closing every avenue that might lead to something better.



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