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Can a child be placed in different state foster home?

• A child was taken from mother in one state while the mother was visiting a rehab center. They were at a motel for one night and then coming home the next day. The mother had a cut on her foot and bleed on the floor in the morning while she was getting the child something to eat. the desk clerk called children services for some reason and the child was taken from the mother and given to another couple. The child and mother both resided in Ohio and the child was taken in West Virginia. My question is : Why was the child not put in a foster home in the state of Ohio where she resided? Is this allowed and what would make them do this. Additional information is yes the mother had been on drugs before and was ordered to go to rehab, her case worker was to find a facility that would allow the daughter there too, the case worker never followed thru with the judges order and so the mother was trying to get help on her own. This case worker did not at all attempt to place the child with family which is a federal law, yet placed her with people she had never met. The mother died after only being allowed contact with the child 3 times in one year because of the social worker. Can something be done about this?

• Answer:

  I fit has been found that the child can not be returned to his bio family the court may look for a relative in another state IF the child has NOT been in his present foster home for any length of time. If the child has been in a foster home for say 6 months the foster family has the law on their side and can block any move.