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DHS dilemma: Doing right by a child
A foster couple battles a mandate to keep families together.
Permanency. As in forever.
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"She said she needed to come out to the house and make sure it was suitable for Ronnie. Then they will have to do another round of criminal and background clearances," Pat said.
With Ronnie, the Whites said, they already feel, and act, like a family. By the spring, they hope, this ordeal will be over and they'll officially be recognized as one.
"I always tell her not to get her hopes up," said Gary, "but I think this time, it's a lock."
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