Frances Russell of the Foster Parents Collective hopes that submissions to the Government will bring some change to NZ's foster care policies. LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Frances Russell from the Foster Parents Collective says the group want the Government to re-think current legislation, and give foster carers the same rights as birth parents so that they can provide stable homes. It also states that foster parents are led to believe they will have the same rights and responsibilities as adoptive parents. ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft hails foster parents as "heroes" but he says the rights of birth parents should not be stripped away. THE ULTIMATE STEPDisagreements between birth parents and foster parents are common, and the office of the Children's Commissioner has received "a number" of complaints over the past few years.

Source: Stuff July 04, 2019 17:00 UTC