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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

I guess you're right. It would be the best thing for society at large
if the little girl was dumped into Florida's "system".
Too bad her grandparents put their comfort first, isn't it? They made
a choice, reinforced over years, to put their granddaughter's future
at risk. She pays the penalty for having lousy parents and
grandparents.

Knowing several foster parents, there's a good chance she could end up
being raised by more responsible adults. You know - the kind who put
the child's interests ahead of their own. Unlike granny and gramps in
this story.

Put yourself in the exact same position as the grandparents. Now,
beginning on the day when their daughter lost custody of the little
girl, what would YOU have done differently?
It should be obvious. As soon as I agreed to take custody of the child,
I would've put my home on the market, and at a price that would've
assured a quick sale. Back in 2004-mid-2006, homes were selling almost
as fast as they were listed. I would've also met with the HOA people to
let them know my changed circumstances, including my intention to sell
out. Why? Because that would show them I was a good guy and honoring
their rules. In return, that would motivate them to help me find a buyer
so I could clear out fast. Heck, there probably were people in the
community back then who would've been glad to buy it as an investment.

But this couple did not make selling out and moving their priority.
These characters dicked around. They either made no attempt at all until
recently to sell.......


I must've missed that in the news story. Where in the story did it
indicate WHEN IN THE SIX YEAR PERIOD they began trying to sell the house?

According to the article at the link below, the grandparents took in their
granddaughter in 2004. They made no attempt to sell their home until
sometime in 2006. They didn't make a serious attempt, either, offering
only a 5% discount off the appraised value. Not only is a 5% discount a
joke (10% is the absolute minimum if a quick sale is desired), they hadn't
paid for the home in the first place. They'd inherited it, so they
could've afforded an even more substantial discount - but, like I said,
they were greedy.

The HOA tried to work with them for three years, and they stubbornly
refused to cooperate. In another article, the grandmother admits that in
April 2005, she reached an agreement with the HOA that she would abide by
the association's rules by October 1st, 2006. In other words, the HOA
bent over backwards giving this family time to settle their affairs and
move out. The grandparents then broke the agreement. The HOA sued them in
2007.

So yes, the grandparent's asshattery has been ongoing for years.

http://www.aarp.org/family/articles/eviction.html


I stand corrected.

Even so, the judge would be a fool to order them to put the child in foster
care.