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We have an appt w/ an attorney tomorrow at 3pm. He specializes in foster care situations. It took us 9 calls to find one who didn't just do "family law/custody" as their speciality. The local Bar Association was really no help in giving us referrals. Anyhow, we'll see what he says.
I also made contact w/ a "kinship foster placement advocacy group" in my state. I have a phone conference set up w/ them on Monday to discuss our situation.
I will be placing calls to our caseworker every weekday until they comply. They need to at least start this process, they have no reason to deny us, because they have not even started to look into us.
I've been trying to get a hold of the Oubudsman for our area. I've been hitting dead ends on that one too. I will continue my search for this person(s) tomorrow. Can I ask, does every county have one in a state for foster care? Some people I've spoken w/ do not seem to know what I'm talking about.
Lastly, depending on what the attorney states, I've been doing my research on obtaining a fair hearing. We will proceed w/ going to the court house to petition for this next Friday (12/5) if there is not some very significant progress on our case.
The caseworkers are really set in believing that the baby will go to the grandparents at their custody hearing. While that is okay, at least my nephew will be w/ family. I just do NOT understand, at all, how he can be placed w/ a grandparent who works out of town 4 days a week, and w/ his biological mother in the home full time. It all just seems to make this whole process senseless.
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