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[quote=Anonymous]OP, this happened to us two years ago.  AP drove drunk, crashed our car, and lied about it, claiming the car had been stolen, crashed, and then returned to the party where she had been.  We gave her several chances to tell us the truth, including saying that we would understand if she fell asleep at the wheel, etc.  It still took four conversations to tell the truth.  We ridiculously didn't rematch right away, and three days later, AP crashed our second car.  At that point, we were in serious trouble with teh insurance company so we rematched.  It was three weeks before the end of her year.

AP's extension family would not take her early, so there were three weeks for which AP needed housing.  LCC would not house her and extension family would not take her early.  We ended up housing her (but not having her work at all) for the entire time.  It was hard, but we all made it work.  AP was respectful, we were respectful, and we did the best we could to get through it.  We invited AP to join in the celebrations for DS's bday party, which fell in teh middle, and we had a goodbye dinner for our family the night before AP left.  I can't say it was fun, but we got through it.

BUt that was 3 weeks, and you're talking three months.  In this case, you can't house AP.  You can do two weeks if you're nice, but AP is going to have to find another family for the period in between.  It's not your problem to figure out.  Maybe the new HF can take AP early.  But again, not your problem.[/quote]

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