Meg...sounds like you've had a tough week with the news about D. {{{HUGS}}}
I hope that bios do take good care of him.
I've never had to go to court, so I'm sorry I can't help much with that. I don't imagine it's this long speech or anything, probably just a yes or no with a short explanation when the judge asks for your opinion. Good luck with that!
Marie....native children can become available for adoption in Ontario. I'm not sure of all the specifics, but it has to be with the band's (reserve's) ok. Some agencies are pretty picky about who native children are and are not placed with. With us, since we were orignally approved under a native fostering agency, they had to call us when the boys came into care as we are the only approved foster home with the agency and they prefer native homes with these boys due to their background with non-native foster homes.