This article paints quite the false picture.

Terminating a parent's rights is not simple, and for a case to have escalated that far, then serious, real allegations have been substantiated followed by more than a year of noncompliance by the parent. And of course family court cases are closed to the public--these matters are super delicate, and publicizing them would serve to heap additional trauma on the child.

Neglect is child abuse. We aren't talking about an instance of neglect, but instead, a pattern of neglect. Neglected children are often left with other inappropriate relatives and non relatives, sometimes for a day, sometimes for months, increasing the likelihood for physical and sexual abuse.

There are absolutely bad actors serving as foster parents because foster parenting involves access to children and funds. The per diem foster parents receive is to reimburse for the care of the child, and it doesn't equate to what a middle class family would spend on care. "Bonuses" for special needs is quite the way to phrase the added cost to provide care for a child who requires additional services because of physical, mental, or emotional disabilities.

The system is, no doubt, broken. If we want to fix the foster system, then our states have to overwhelm CPS with quality foster homes first. I spoke to a foster mom just this week who had to decline two calls for newborn placements where moms had abandoned children. Babies. Two of my four adopted out of foster care were abandoned by mom at the hospital, also.

Your state needs more foster homes, more CASA volunteers, and more quality guardians ad litem. Foster parents need more support and more encouragement. Know a foster parent? Take the family a meal, offer to babysit, obtain certification so you can offer respite care, and pray for them. Know a CPS worker? Pray for them and the heartbreaking situations they deal with daily. Take them coffee.