If she had relatives that wanted to take care of her and could, WHY WOULD THE PUT HER ON ADOPTION!?!?!?

If she had family willing to raise her then why did they allow her to join a foster family in the first place?

Child services when the child is actually being abused:

What matters most isn't the heritage or race, it's whether that child will be put in a safe, happy and healthy home. The foster care system fails allot of children, many get raped, abused, neglected, used for their checks, etc. This foster family is very caring I hope this doesn't happen again.

If she had relatives willing to raise her, why did they not raise her in the first place?

As a native American they shouldn't have taken her away. If she was in bad condition in the home then yes but if she was happy and safe and healthy in the home they shouldn't take her away

This is why ppl should always hear the other side of the story. Apparently Lexi bio mom gave her up but the bio Dad, her paternal grandparents, and aunt wanted her. The courts placed her in foster care until they got the family issues resolved. Then when the court came to a conclusion the foster parents wanted to adopt her. KNOWING very well that this day was coming and that they never prepared her for this. Now I see those parents as kidnappers more than a loving family.

Damn it's so sad even her step sibling were crying. Just goes to show how close this family was.

I personally think that if she DID NOT want to go back to her relatives they shouldn't have forced her to be with somebody she doesn't want to be with!

why would they take her away

The pain in these parents voice, I teared up when dad started losing it

I never stopped thinking about Lexi and I still look for updates. This story had such an impact on so many lives.

Lexi in a careing family that loves her

“Don’t let them take me I’m scared”. I CANT I’m crying 😭

It took the relatives years to actually take her to raise her. They'd raised her for 4yrs. Teaching her to walk, eat, talk, taking her to hey 1st day of school! This is devastating....

After 5 years this still hurts, prayers to the family.😭😭😭

If the girl said she doesn’t want to go with them DONT BRING HER TO THEM

wow this neighborhood sticks together, like when the child was taken away, it was a loss for everyone

This exact thing happened to a high school friend of mine, they had 3 children taken away and sent up north (North island of NZ) to family they'd never met because cyfs decided Māori children should be placed with their extended whanau (family). This isn't about what's best for the child, it about the adults being selfish, I have a step sister who has been in foster care since she was born and it'd be cruel to take her away from the only family she's ever known.

It made me heartbroken when the children were screaming and crying and the mother yelled,