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Just because a worker thinks the parents rights will be terminated doesn't mean the judge will agree. Depending on the laws where you live, and the reason the child is in care, the judge could order the termination immediately, or give the bio parents anywhere from a few months to a year or more to shape up. And anywhere during that time he could order the child moved into a preadoptive home. Right away so she doesn't have to move again, or waiting until after termination (however long that takes) --both are common.
If termination doesn't happen right away she'll probably go to a "legal risk" home--one that is OK if she goes home and is OK if she stays and gets adopted.
If termination does happen right away, both "legal risk" and "no legal risk" homes probably have the same chances.
If you already knew all this, then I apologize for posting it. But the system is so varied in the things judges tend to do that there is no narrowing it down. Especially since you didn't post if you were a legal risk home or not, or when the baby's first court appearance was to be, or what state you're in. I hope you got some useful info from this, though!
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