Court Ordered Custody
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  • Reads 557
  • Votes 17
  • Parts 3
  • Time 4h 14m
Ongoing, First published Mar 20, 2013
Many of us have grown up in a two parent home environment and some a one parent home environment. This novel isn’t about them. It is about children who have been court ordered into foster care and relative and non-relative placements. This is a story based on the true experiences of one unique Florida caseworker and the influence he has in the lives of a multitude of children and teenagers in his caseload, we’re talking children relegated to a system that is considered a last resort for those whose parents have been deemed absent, mentally unfit, or emotionally unstable, to provide and care for them. This is a powerful story about trust, commitment, rejection, abandonment, professionalism, and love. This is about children lost in a system few of us know about. Heartwarming and thought provoking. Care enough to hear their side of the story? CS Bennett
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