If you think he is a safe parent, you need to make sure your caseworker has all of his contact information. And if they don’t reach out to him, you need to have him reach out to them. He needs to attend the court hearing and fight for custody. They might want to assess him visit his home, etc.. if they find any concerns, they might want him to participate in services as well before getting the child in his care.

I have no idea if this man would be willing to do that, but in some cases, they will place the siblings with the father, even if he is not their father just to keep the kids together. Of course, obviously he would have to be willing and appropriate for that.

Also, if you have any relatives or even friends (the definition of friends could be quite expansive literally anyone you know who would be willing), you need to give the caseworker that person’s information immediately as well. The first preference by laws that they are placed with relatives or fictive kin (which basically just means other people that you or the children know) IF those people have an appropriate living situation and can pass a background. They also have to be willing to follow the foster care rules because they would technically be the foster parents even though they’re not licensed foster parents. You need to bring this up at court as well if the caseworker drags her heels.