Here is a question, surely if Gary coming out the army will harm their chances of fostering then imagine that eddie leaving would also result in Faye being taken from Anna as I can't imagine her being able to fend for herself, run a 2/3 bedroom house and bring up a young child on the wages roy pays out for a cleaner/assistant on what must be part time hours. What's up with that?
Really when eddie gave her the ultimatum by choosing Faye she lost eddie and Faye as a result adwell lol or should have anyway
Are we assuming, though, that Eddie and Anna have "officially" split up, and not just that he has gone to Germany to work for a while, and will be sending money home each month?
And would Anna be allowed to continue to look after Faye if that was the case? Would Eddie actually have to be living in the home for their arrangement to continue? And if so, does that mean that that, for example, those in the forces would not be allowed to foster in case they get posted abroad?
Are we assuming, though, that Eddie and Anna have "officially" split up, and not just that he has gone to Germany to work for a while, and will be sending money home each month?
And would Anna be allowed to continue to look after Faye if that was the case? Would Eddie actually have to be living in the home for their arrangement to continue? And if so, does that mean that that, for example, those in the forces would not be allowed to foster in case they get posted abroad?
Each application is assessed individually. If someone in the forces applied to adopt, their circumstances would be taken into consideration as part of the adoption process, and then they would be approved or disapproved on that basis. In Anna and Eddie's case, they applied on the basis that they were a stable long-term couple living together permanently. That has now changed, with Eddie having moved out of the family home, and since Faye is still with the family as a foster placement rather than her adoption having been finalised, the placement must now be reassessed based on that change of circumstance.
I thought that Anna (well both of them initially), was adopting Faye, not fostering???
The intention is to adopt Faye, yes, but that hasn't happened yet - she has been placed with the family as a foster placement pending the formal adoption process. My little sister lived with my family as a foster placement for almost four years before her adoption was finalised in court. It can take quite some time for an adoption to go through the system, there is a lot of red tape, so in most cases the child would be placed with the adoptive family long before the adoption is finalised, so that they can begin to get to know each other properly and the child can have the benefits of being part of their new family without having to wait.
The intention is to adopt Faye, yes, but that hasn't happened yet - she has been placed with the family as a foster placement pending the formal adoption process. My little sister lived with my family as a foster placement for almost four years before her adoption was finalised in court. It can take quite some time for an adoption to go through the system, there is a lot of red tape, so in most cases the child would be placed with the adoptive family long before the adoption is finalised, so that they can begin to get to know each other properly and the child can have the benefits of being part of their new family without having to wait.
Ah, thanks for that, that makes sense. But I didn't realise they would be paid the fostering allowance (or whatever it is called) until the adoption went through.
Re the whole Claire thing. The police originally wanted to question her for the assault on Tracey. If Tracey didn't want to pursue it (and she hasn't mentioned it in the last five months) then wouldn't the police drop it? Or would they keep their files open? After all, she could easily be traced if solicitors have to send her contracts to sign, for the house or the butcher's shop. Speaking of which, why hasn't someone taken that over?? Even if the house is a private sale they'd have to involve solicitors to prepare the contracts. Added to which, of course, Claire went to live with her mother in France, so it shouldn't be beyond the wit of a decent detective to track them down.
Re the whole Claire thing. The police originally wanted to question her for the assault on Tracey. If Tracey didn't want to pursue it (and she hasn't mentioned it in the last five months) then wouldn't the police drop it? Or would they keep their files open? .
I'm not sure it would be up to Tracy to drop the charges. As a criminal offence was committed in the assault and Claire was presumably formally charged and bailed, it would be up to the police to drop the charges.I agree she could fairly easily found and brought back to the UK to be tried if the police/CPS thought it worthwhile
On the ongoing Steve and Becky saga, I have credibility issues with Steve going behind Becky's back and going to Blackpool with Tracy and Amy (and thinking he could keep it a secret) and then a few days later dumping Max off with Kylie again behind Becky's back
Not so much bad judgement - more like a death wish
Ah, thanks for that, that makes sense. But I didn't realise they would be paid the fostering allowance (or whatever it is called) until the adoption went through.
as well as claiming fostering allowance for my son i was given adoption allowance until he was 18 once the adoption went through,it may be different in other areas.
Re the whole Claire thing. The police originally wanted to question her for the assault on Tracey. If Tracey didn't want to pursue it (and she hasn't mentioned it in the last five months) then wouldn't the police drop it? Or would they keep their files open? After all, she could easily be traced if solicitors have to send her contracts to sign, for the house or the butcher's shop. Speaking of which, why hasn't someone taken that over?? Even if the house is a private sale they'd have to involve solicitors to prepare the contracts. Added to which, of course, Claire went to live with her mother in France, so it shouldn't be beyond the wit of a decent detective to track them down.
Aye, as mentioned above, it wouldn't be up to Tracy to drop the charges at this point - and it was clear that she had no intention of doing so anyway, she ranted at length about Claire getting away with the assault on her. But I think we are meant to assume that the police don't think it is worth their while pursuing Claire to France and that Lloyd has got solicitors working on the paperwork for the house purchase in the background, but none of that is being mentioned on-screen as they probably think the legalities aren't interesting enough to warrant a storyline.
as well as claiming fostering allowance for my son i was given adoption allowance until he was 18 once the adoption went through,it may be different in other areas.
I think it can vary from case to case, to be honest. My parents never got adoption allowance for my sister, but they also never applied for it - they pursued the adoption privately rather than going through social services or an adoption agency. Chances are, though, that Anna is receiving an allowance for Faye and will probably continue to do so. The problem with Eddie leaving isn't that it leaves Anna unable to afford to keep Faye, but that she was placed with them as a stable two-parent family because that was what best suited Faye's needs, and now that they are no longer a stable two-parent family, the adoption panel might feel that it is no longer an appropriate placement.
Yes. For some people who foster many children its a right money making racket. For other's its an honourable thing.
A lot of people will keep fostering a child for many years as opposed to adopting so they can keep raking in the cash - for example they are given a payment for minding the child, payments for the childs upkeep and bills, clothing allowances, and birthday and christmas present money and funds for trips and entertainments. Lets just say not ALL foster kids get the benefit.
Well said, it's currently £300+ per child here in Essex + money for holidays taxies clothes etc. All the chavs do it round here, they just foster each others kids and nobody gives a hoot. Right old racket. I'm sure that in the old days there were real foster parents sho did it for love but nowadays ( generally) it's a good career move.
Audrey doesn't want him. He was Claudia's boyfriend until she suspected him of being with another woman. The other woman wasn't Audrey. It was Marcia. Audrey was merely trying to advise him, as a friend, to come clean with Claudia.
I think Audrey is attracted to him but she wouldn't do the dirty on her friend.
Well said, it's currently £300+ per child here in Essex + money for holidays taxies clothes etc. All the chavs do it round here, they just foster each others kids and nobody gives a hoot. Right old racket. I'm sure that in the old days there were real foster parents sho did it for love but nowadays ( generally) it's a good career move.
Yep I have heard that - the common one is reporting yourself or child to social services then getting a family member to foster the child, apparently if the family member puts on a front of being unwilling to do so they are then 'talked into it' by offers of lots of money. When this is done between agreement it often is a tactic used to get larger council homes too.
Sadly I know a couple of people who have come out of foster care and report homes with numerous kids and were badly neglected but they don't / can't do anything about it because the alternative is to go back into a care home. Also, if the fosterers report negatively on the child in retaliation, that results them risking not being fostered out again or even worse being put in 'secure homes' which are tantamount to child prisons. These places are also money making schemes and a documentary a couple of years ago showed the phenomal profiteering rackets of such places - ie charging £3,000 to replace a wardrobe a child had damaged the door of.
I do know there are people who care deeply and that is there motivation so apologies to anyone reading this who is a genuine caring person and fostering for the right reasons.
Some very cynical attitudes toward foster families here. Last summer my sister and her husband had to take in his brother's four children at a moment's notice because both parents were in crisis, and they certainly weren't offered large sums of money or fostering allowance to do it - they didn't get a penny, not even the child benefit the parents continued to receive throughout that period. There are always going to be people who abuse any system, but one would hope that they are in the minority, and that has certainly been my experience.
That's because they haven't moved in yet. Lloyd told us that his offer on the house had been accepted, but that was the last we heard. The house is still boarded up, so clearly still needs work to make it habitable again, and presumably the paperwork is taking a bit of time to go through, not least because of Claire being overseas.
And what's the betting that when they do move in the house will be twice the size of the old version?
Suspend belief, bring back old characters to try and boost ratings.
Noticed , yet again, Rita is hiding her stomach, she walks in in close up, caries a large black bag she covers her stomach with, then hides behind counter and apron.
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And I dont suppose he makes much money because he never has any drivers waiting for fairs.
LaineyT
Are we assuming, though, that Eddie and Anna have "officially" split up, and not just that he has gone to Germany to work for a while, and will be sending money home each month?
And would Anna be allowed to continue to look after Faye if that was the case? Would Eddie actually have to be living in the home for their arrangement to continue? And if so, does that mean that that, for example, those in the forces would not be allowed to foster in case they get posted abroad?
I thought that Anna (well both of them initially), was adopting Faye, not fostering???
Ah, thanks for that, that makes sense. But I didn't realise they would be paid the fostering allowance (or whatever it is called) until the adoption went through.
I'd rather not.
I'm not sure it would be up to Tracy to drop the charges. As a criminal offence was committed in the assault and Claire was presumably formally charged and bailed, it would be up to the police to drop the charges.I agree she could fairly easily found and brought back to the UK to be tried if the police/CPS thought it worthwhile
Not so much bad judgement - more like a death wish
as well as claiming fostering allowance for my son i was given adoption allowance until he was 18 once the adoption went through,it may be different in other areas.
Tyrone?
He's a catch all right -single, businessman, homeowner, looker;)
I think Audrey is attracted to him but she wouldn't do the dirty on her friend.
Yep I have heard that - the common one is reporting yourself or child to social services then getting a family member to foster the child, apparently if the family member puts on a front of being unwilling to do so they are then 'talked into it' by offers of lots of money. When this is done between agreement it often is a tactic used to get larger council homes too.
Sadly I know a couple of people who have come out of foster care and report homes with numerous kids and were badly neglected but they don't / can't do anything about it because the alternative is to go back into a care home. Also, if the fosterers report negatively on the child in retaliation, that results them risking not being fostered out again or even worse being put in 'secure homes' which are tantamount to child prisons. These places are also money making schemes and a documentary a couple of years ago showed the phenomal profiteering rackets of such places - ie charging £3,000 to replace a wardrobe a child had damaged the door of.
I do know there are people who care deeply and that is there motivation so apologies to anyone reading this who is a genuine caring person and fostering for the right reasons.
And what's the betting that when they do move in the house will be twice the size of the old version?
I agree entirely with your sentiment, but don't quite understand to what it refers?
And just a thought, should we refer to Graeme as "Mr Sheen"?
Someone already did in an earlier ep. Can't remember who.
Thank god she maybe off to Scotland!!
Noticed , yet again, Rita is hiding her stomach, she walks in in close up, caries a large black bag she covers her stomach with, then hides behind counter and apron.
It's like when a character suddenly turns up all tanned !