So - the state kept her at "moderate."
Baptist's Children Home will not admit her.
Our options are running out.
LSSS is trying some other Children's Homes, but I will not hold my breath.
In the meantime, we have an appointment with a Family Law attorney on Wednesday afternoon. We want to hear what our options are from a third-party. Worst case-scenario that we know of at this point is if we choose to dissolve, we get charged with both civil and criminal charges of child abandonment and may possibly get penalized and told to pay child support (up to 25% of our combined income) to support her until she is 18. While all of that SUCKS, it is in our control. We decide if these are consequences we can live with.
If we chose to just wait it out until she is 18, and try to survive her personality disorders, we have no idea what hell she can bring into our lives. Will she falsely accuse one of us of something? Will she commit some crime that we will have to answer to? Will she get pregnant--something else we will have to deal with? Or will we be threatened in some way?
I've been looking at camps, residential treatment centers, military schools, boarding schools and I just can't do it. Tuition ranges from $4500 - $7000 a month!! For that money I would rather go broke buying a mansion with a wing in that she could have all to herself. More likely, I could just buy a crack house and let her live there. 25% of our income is much cheaper than these options--believe me.
Perhaps paying out until she is 18 is a better deal...we don't know. Still looking for answers.
Tonight we made her give back the $40 she stole. You could barely hear her, the little girl was not home, and the dad was a sweetie, letting her off the hook completely. Ugh! He doesn't know any better. He was soooo nice.
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Good luck next Wednesday! Your plan makes sense to me.
Susan
Good luck. Having known you since before this all started, it is such a tragedy. It makes me so sad.
stupid state... again, they don't want their statistics to look bad. Those journal entries are bad enough. Why do they wait until something happens before acting?
I hope the lawyer has some options for you.
Does Texas allow emanicipation of minors? In California, a minor can petition for emancipation when he or she is 16. I assume that's not an alternative because you've been so thorough in your research.
Hang in there.
Yep, Kathy. If she were a foster kid with no income, the STATE would approach HER about emancipation. But being the cynical bi0tch that I am, I doubt they would do so with her becoming a money earner. What we might be required to pay in child support would be significantly higher than the state would ever give her!
Ditto what Lynette said. I keep thinking there's GOT to be some way out of this. But it sounds like you are leaving no stone unturned, which is all the more frustrating. Hopefully you heard something encouraging yesterday! Hugs!!
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