Work out a plan of care for your child When your case goes to court, the child protection worker must present a plan of care. This is a plan of how your child will be cared for during the court process and possibly after the court process is over. The child protection worker might not ask you what you think should be in the plan of care. Your lawyer can help you to talk to the child protection worker about what you think the plan should say. For example, you can say that you want your child cared for in these ways: • Stay at the same school • Not be separated from a sister or brother • Stay within your extended family, culture, and/or community • Have a certain diet • Have certain kinds of medical care • Be with a family that’s positive about lesbian and gay relationships • Be placed in a family with a particular religion It’s also important to keep the child protection worker up to date about any changes you are making in your life that could affect your ability to care for your child. See “Make a safety plan” on page 9 for examples of the kind of information you could pass on to the child protection worker.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:35:07 +0000
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