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When we went to court, bmom's attorney requested referral to a drug court. Apparently, although the oversight in this court is stricter, there is the expectation that parents struggling with addiction will relapse along the way. Also, bmom is in a rehab that requires that she be pregnant or have a child in her custody within the first 90 days of placement (by february 28) or else she has to leave, and the drug court would be more inclined to place the baby with her. Strangely, the law guardian did not object to the request as he had stated he would, which worried my husband and I. The judge agreed to make the referral, but scheduled us to return on february 14 in the event the referral was not accepted. The judge sent bmom and her attorney directly to the other court for an intake assessment.
After court, the law guardian spoke with us and assured us that he was confident bmom would not be accepted at the drug court. He further added that he had no expectation of the baby being returned to bmom prior to february 28 as bmom currently gets only one hour of supervised visitation weekly.
The law guardian called me at work about an hour later to advise bmom was not accepted at the drug court.
Thanks for everyone's support!
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