Family members are NOT automatically entitled to custody of orphaned
grandchildren, for example.

The author, Ms Krause, highlights a social problem with intense significance
for families kept out of the adoption loop.

From http://www.amazon.com review section:

Book Description
If your adult child becomes incapacitated or dies, you do not automatically
gain custody of your grandchildren. Sometimes, depending on the age of the
children and whether or not they are adoptable will determine who gets custody.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal bonus monies are given to states
each year when they exceed the number of adoptions from the previous year. Your
grandchild may be needed to help reach the numbers necessary for your state to
receive its bonus.




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