Boerners vs Nicollet County adoption system

Two friends of ours, Bruce and Sara Boerner, are attempting to adopt their five year old niece. They learned of her placement in foster care in June of 2003 and immediately pursued adoption. Nicollet... continue reading »

659 signatures Goal: 1,000
All Signatures (659 total)
626.
Judy M 30 November 2003

"I agree with the Boerners that the child should be placed/adopted by blood relation. Nicollet County is notorious for being above the law with their narrow minded thinking. Keep going, God Bless."

627.
Erwin H 17 November 2003

"I support this petition"

628.
Chris F 7 November 2003

"It is crazy that the Teathouts, a social worker, is trying to pull such crap with this family! Unfair and Unjust!"

629.
Bonnie F 31 October 2003

"I support this petition"

630.
Daniel D 31 October 2003

"People ARE watching. Do the right thing."

631.
Teri Dk 28 October 2003

"It is unconscionable that authorities would try to keep a child away from loving people related by blood."

632.
Mark Conniel 28 October 2003

"I support this petition"

633.
Adel N 22 October 2003

"I support this petition"

634.
Kelly T 8 October 2003

"I support this petition"

635.
David Benedictj 20 September 2003

"Semper Fi"

636.
Suzanne H 18 September 2003

"I support this petition"

637.
Jennifer K 17 August 2003

"I support this petition"

638.
Carie V 31 July 2003

"Shame on the Social Workers. Family comes first."

639.
Nicole P 28 July 2003

"I support this petition"

640.
Eugene Marleneg 27 July 2003

"God's love will see you through this."

641.
Anne B 5 July 2003

"Good Luck!! Every child needs to be with their blood relatives if they are wanting to care for them. I have a friend who is going through the same thing trying to get custody of her granddaughter and it breaks my heart to know that the courts in Minnesota"

642.
Peter Andkathyp 1 July 2003

"I support this petition"

643.
Sandra Reederh 29 June 2003

"The federal Adoption and Safe Families Act requires that willing family members be considered before anyone else when a child is being adopted out of foster care. These people need to be approved or be given specific reasons for their being rebuffed by th"

644.
Nick H 16 June 2003

"I support this petition"

645.
Denny S 9 June 2003

"I am sickened & appalled with Nicollet Co. (primarialy with Michelle Zehnder Fischer Co. Asst. Attorney and the Nicollet Co. office of Social Services) the temporary foster family likely has good intent and the little girls best interest at heart, how"

646.
Herbert Fc 31 May 2003

"The county / state needs to stop looking at familys as one parent. There are 2 parents Father and Mother. Two families Father's side and Mother's side. Who is it in the county / state that says they know what the BEST intrest of a child is? You are not GO"

647.
Clay F 20 May 2003

"it would be really nice to see the niece with family instead of strangers BEST OF LUCK BRUCE AND SARA"

648.
Michelle Mh 17 May 2003

"Too many children live in unloving homes. Let family take care of family and give this girl a chance. Family values have fallen the wayside in recent history let's do out part in helping restore those values. Start with this little girl and HER FAMILY!!!"

649.
Karen B 2 May 2003

"I support this petition"

650.
Elizabeth S 28 April 2003

"The "powers-to-be" and so-called advocates of "the best interest of children" must re-examine their interpretation of the Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Adoption and Safe Families Act. They must also re-examine their conscience and heart and let the lit"

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