Foster parents split by race fuels landmark case in Georgia
In Bolton Georgia Timmy a racially mixed child raised by white foster parents the Drummonds is taken from them by social workers amid a state DFACS policy seen as pushing him into a black home. The case aided by the ACLU moves through courts as judges weigh race against the child best interest and class bias.
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U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Georgia
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Adoption Fight Over Timmy Divides a Georgia Family
The Drummonds, Baptist foster parents in Douglas County, face state objections to adopting Timmy a racially mixed child. They describe deep love and commitment while social workers and DFACS weigh race and neighborhood issues. Court records praise Timmy’s care and the foster parents’ relationship, as the case tests civil rights and family priorities.
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Timmy
Drummonds
ACLU
Atlanta
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DFACS
Douglas County
Kay Dallinger
Barbara Osgood
Brenda Payne
Timmy’s fate hinges on a contested guardianship case
A fragment notes Timmy being taken from his so called psychological guardians. The text implies a race related outcome or prevailing prejudice but ends abruptly with Timmy’s status unresolved.
Officials refuse to discuss ongoing case in Long Beach
DFACS officials provide no details about the July 15 1977 Independent item as the case remains under litigation. They say only that information is not available while proceedings continue.
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Long Beach
Call
DFACS
Black couple with Timmy praised as younger and better educated
The description claims the adoptive black couple who now have Timmy are younger, more vigorous, and better educated than the Drummonds. It frames them as superior in vitality and schooling, highlighting contrasts between families in the custody context.
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