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I filed a complaint with CPS against my stepdaughter (with hubby's ok) on Feb 28th and on Mar 16th, the judge decided to give us the 2 little ones over the objections of my stepdaughter and her b/f and his family.

We've been told from the beginning that SD won't be getting them back and the social worker says that he will be filing a motion to grant us full permanent custody in September.

And no, other than providing a check each month and initial startup costs, they don't provide much for you. We're supposed to have a CASA worker but there isn't one - it would be great if there were so that she/he could take the granddaughter to the parenting classes that stepdaughter has been ordered to take part in.

Also, the stepdaughter seems to think that she doesn't really have to follow the rules since its us and not a foster parent. And then all she does is tell the social worker that I'm making up stories and he doesn't do anything (case in point - children's father is to have no contact at all in any way, shape or form yet yesterday SD put him on the phone with Re (the granddaughter). We ended the call as we were told to do and I called the worker to let him know. He asked SD about it and she denied that he was on the phone with Re so he just dropped it. Of course, I had to tell him that she had denied it to hubby as well but he caught her in a slip and then she admitted it. Social worker was like, "Oh really?". But still, nothing is being done.

SD is on supervised visits b/c when the judge said at court that the father was to have no contact, we told the judge that SD wouldn't abide by it.

The grandchildren are a boy, Ryan, who will be 1 on the 12th and a girl, Reonna, who will be 3 in August. Father is a crack dealer, stepdaughter admitted to having sold it as well, power was bout to be shut off due to a $1300 power bill, water was already off, medical neglect was involved and stepdaughter didn't have the children on public assistance or WIC or anything!!!

Can certainly understand what you're going through. Feel free to vent whenever you want.

Donna
Kentucky