NH Law Pertaining to Relative Placement-Again, Not Followed by NH DCYF
By law, the State of New Hampshire must make efforts to identify and notify all adult relatives of a child within 30 days of a child going into placement. If a family relative is not available or not appropriate, the child may be placed in a licensed foster home.
When a grandparent or other relative is identified as an appropriate caretaker for a child in State custody, he or she can become licensed by DCYF to provide foster care for the child. While this is not a requirement, it is strongly recommended that they become a licensed relative foster home as they may receive additional financial assistance as well as additional support services. (Unless you're Austin and Isabella's grandmother who took Foster care classes and was STILL denied placement of her grandchildren and a Foster care license by Supervisor Tracey Gubbins.)
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