Basically the same here... the attorney for the child wants the foster mother to have guardianship. the attorney for my friend is not aggressive enough to make a difference in the case.
The therapist who sees the mother and child (both separately and together) thinks that the 5 year old child should decide when he wants to see his mother.
This complicates things because every Saturday when Lara is supposed to pick up Jonathan the foster mother will plan some activity to entice Jonathan to stay with her. Now if you were a five year old would you rather stay with othe five year olds for a pizza slumber party, or go with your mother! She works directly against Lara at every turn. She plans events for Jonathan and never invites her then tells Jonathan his mother didn't want to see him. She gave him a birthday party (NOT ON HIS BIRTHDAY) and told him that that was his new birthday and his mother didn't want to come. I watched Jonathan throw a tantrum when his mother tried to explain he was 5 not 6! IS THIS APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR!?!
The only thing they continually say is that Lara has to stay in therapy and that she may be an additional hour or two with Jonathan. If she's responsible enough to have him in overnight visits for 3 years! WHY CAN'T SHE HAVE HER SON BACK! Especially when there is no definitive proof that they ever did anything wrong!