Broken foster homes: What happens when foster parents separate in Saskatchewan?

Al Killoh said he is the only dad his adoptive and foster sons have ever known, and just wants to be considered one of their caregivers. He has sought legal counsel from Panko Law in Saskatoon and is pictured in their offices on March 31, 2026. (Image Credit: Libby Gray/CKOM)

Broken foster homes: What happens when foster parents separate in Saskatchewan? What happens to foster children in Saskatchewan when foster parents decide to separate? Al Killoh never thought he’d be asking that question when he and his soon-to-be ex-wife started fostering children almost two decades ago.

In that time, Killoh and his former partner opened their home to more than 17 children. Now, he’s fighting for his place in his foster son’s life. “I went from being D’s dad (to), I had nothing,” Killoh said.