After the discovery of Magali Blandin’s lifeless body and her husband’s confession, the couple’s children were placed with foster families. But the siblings were separated. Why such a choice ?
The investigation into the death of Magali Blandin has not finished being treated by the media. Plots of shadow still remain over this premeditated murder by Jérôme Gaillard, the victim’s husband. Thus, a long work of association of evidence and testimony awaits the investigators. But today, it is about the children of the couple. According to BFMTV, the decision was taken on March 5, 2021 to place the couple’s children, aged 4, 7, 12 and 14, in foster care for their safety. But the siblings were split in two. On the one hand, the two youngest children who were able to stay together and on the other, the two oldest who were sent to different families. Their custody may be requested in a second time by relatives of Magali Blandin. Until then, why dispatcher the brothers and sisters after such a trauma?
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Few reception facilities for siblings
A law on maintaining ties between brothers and sisters was adopted on December 30, 1996 in France. She predicts that “the child should not be separated from his brothers and sisters, unless this is not possible or if his interests require another solution”. Maintaining the bond between siblings is essential, especially after a feminicide. But it is rare to find places of reception that can accommodate entire siblings (each child must be able to have his own room, for example). And little data exists on the situation of these children in care.
However, it should be remembered that the placement of children in foster families is managed by the department. The child welfare service (ASE) therefore depends on the general council. The siblings thus stay in the same region, which is already a good thing. In addition, the brothers and sisters can meet in “villages” of children when there is availability. “The 850 children entrusted to ACTION ENFANCE are gathered in Children’s and Adolescent Villages, made up of around ten warm and human-sized houses, as well as in a Home, in which they can rebuild and grow together., Explain the site of Action Enfance. Surrounded by family educators, the children find there a stable environment and a family-style welcome. ” An essential initiative for children who cannot be looked after by their own family.
Celine Peschard
Journalist who loves the versatility that his profession can offer. Specialized in the historical field, societal subjects and auteur films, against a background of electronic music. University course based on …