[AmahMama]

I've had several "drug" babies. I wish I could be more positive about the outcomes but it seems to depend on how the judge feels when it comes time to rule.

Bio's don't get case plans until after adjudication. If the case hasn't been adjudicated - the judge can rule for the bio and send the child home at the time of the ruling. I've had less than 1 hour to get an infant ready because the judge didn't rule with the dept.

But on the other hand, I've had children in my home for over 6 months and were sent to an adoptive home without transition. They (the ap's) had a 1 hr visit to meet them, an overnight was scheduled, the ad's decided it was a good fit, the dept came by and picked up thier things. I didn't get to say goodbye, kiss off, or anything - and the dept decided that I had a problem.....

And then, I've had children go straight from 1 hour supervised to ru.

And I've had children that have really, actually transitioned. slowly.

Sometimes I think it is where the bios are at in thier timeline. Sometimes the 15/22 rule plays a part and the judge/dept decides to make the jump before time runs out - other times - the cw's just have such a huge case load that they seem to want to get at least 1 out of the way.

As you can tell, I'm not real pleased with the way that ru's have been handled - but then again - I'm just a babysitter for the state......

Ok - off of my soapbox now.....