Q: Is there any recourse for foster parents who have had a child for over a year when parents surrender custody to aunt?
A week before the final TPR hearing the parents went to a private lawyer and signed their rights over to a half-sister of the mother. We have had the child since birth and were slated by DCF to adopt as no one had come forward for the first 8 months, and the aunt claimed not to want to take the child the following 4 months. Now out of the blue she has entered a motion and the parents have surrendered their rights. Is there anything we can do?
A: This issue will probably have to be litigated; make sure DCF stays on your side.
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