Moving home - too near carers?

[charmed1]

A change in circumstances has resulted in us having to leave the house we rented and move into a flat. The original property which is in the other direction had structural damage and the current landlord is holding us to the vacation date we agreed. We viewed and accepted a flat in the next village and am awaiting references. Will move in a few days. Problem is it is very close to our son's school. I am now concerned that the social worker will see this as a possible risk to placement. Our son goes to the school chosen by the carers' as their daughter attends there. He only started this September. It was agreed due to our good conduct while he was at a local nursery and our daughter was at school only a few miles away that we were advised of his new school. The final hearing is in December and the care plan is for adoption for both children. We are fighting hard to get them home and would not jeopardise their foster placement in any way. We get on well with the foster carers and am working hard to be cooperative with the social worker. As yet we haven't had the opportunity to discuss the situation with the social worker but will contact her Monday. Any advise would be very much appreciated as all we want is a safe clean home for our family, within budget and within reasonable distance to my husband's work. This meant this was the only property available at short notice.

[Suzie, FRG Adviser]

Hi Charmed1,

Sorry for the delay in replying to you. We are a small charity and can’t always answer posts as quickly as we would like.

You mention you were going to discuss the situation with the social worker. Have you done this yet? This really is the best and only thing you can do in this situation. Explain to her your reason for choosing the property you have, that you have no wish to jeopardise the foster placement and continue to work co-operatively with her. Hopefully then you will be able to come to an agreement that you are both happy with.

Best wishes

Suzie