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PrintDiscussion points:
• Loss: LeFonche undergoes a terrible loss, as have many foster care children. What advice would your clients give her? Would it help to maintain contact with her foster mother? Should she talk with people who have undergone similar experiences?
• Race: Do your clients see any problems with mixed race adoptions? Why do they think LeFonche's biological mother objected to the proposed adoption?
• Loss: LeFonche undergoes a terrible loss, as have many foster care children. What advice would your clients give her? Would it help to maintain contact with her foster mother? Should she talk with people who have undergone similar experiences?
• Race: Do your clients see any problems with mixed race adoptions? Why do they think LeFonche's biological mother objected to the proposed adoption?
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