Episode 82: Navigating Court: Understanding Your Role as a Foster Parent
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Our guest, Tony Whitley, is no stranger to foster care. Once a child in foster care, now a foster parent and TFI Advocate, he’s seen the court process from many sides, and he’s not running from it. Tony helps shed new light on court and the players involved in the system. Today’s conversation will help you walk into court informed, knowing the purpose of the hearing you’re attending, and what your role is in the process. Use this as your launchpad as you navigate your way through the court system.
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| 0:00.0 | Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | We begin foster care conversations in our home with a lot of truth about the court process. |
| 0:18.0 | We talk about the authority that the judge ultimately has. And when it comes |
| 0:22.8 | to any decision related to the case, we refer to the judge's authority over and over and over and over again. |
| 0:34.6 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome to The Forgotten Podcast. Whether you are part of the foster care community, passionate about serving or simply interested in learning more, we are here for you. |
| 0:47.3 | My guest, Tony Whitley, is no stranger to foster care. Once a child in foster care, now a foster parent, and one of our |
| 0:56.4 | TFI advocates. He has seen the court process from many sides, and he is not running from it. |
| 1:02.8 | Tony helps shed new light on court and the players involved in the system. Today's conversation |
| 1:08.4 | will help you walk into court informed, knowing the purpose of the hearing |
| 1:12.7 | you're attending, and what your role is in the process. |
| 1:16.8 | Now before we head to the interview, know that you can find links to connect with Tony, |
| 1:21.6 | helpful resources, takeaways from today's show, and all our past episodes at the |
| 1:26.2 | forgotten podcast.org. While you're there, |
| 1:29.7 | I invite you to sign up to receive weekly encouragement and updates. This includes things like new |
| 1:34.6 | blog posts, podcast show notes, and free resources from us. Sign up for your weekly encouragement |
| 1:40.5 | at the forgotten podcast.org. And my friend, I would love it if you would share today's |
| 1:45.9 | episode with your people. And will you tag us on Facebook and Instagram when you do? Let's bring |
| 1:50.9 | awareness of foster care together. All right, let's go now to the show. When a child is removed |
| 2:00.6 | from their home and placed in foster care, they become a ward of the state. |
| 2:04.9 | This means legally the judge has the authority to make life impacting decisions on behalf of this child. |
| 2:11.8 | Tony, I'm really happy to have you on, but tell us, help us better understand the role of court in a child in foster care's life. |
| 2:20.5 | Wow, that is a significant question and a great question. And I don't think it's one that can be |
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