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Good advice - I will ask the grandfather if he could bring the boy over to visit before the court date on the 22nd. Would definately be good for everyone involved if they would be willing.
A note on the mother - we were originally told she was in trouble because of drugs but after speaking to the child advocate from the court I think the real story here is she has lost her children not because of drugs but because of neglect. She is 26 and never had a job and really never had a place of her own. She seems to have moved from friend's house to friend's house and DFAC had been alerted by the schools where this child's older siblings had missed a lot of school and when they went had consistent problems with lice and other things indicating neglect. I think she got arrested on a marijuana charge and that got her into the court system but her problems don't appear to stem from drugs - more like just extreme immaturity??
This court appointed child advocate seems like the most reasonable player in the whole drama and she didnt think the mother would try to take the child - the mother doesnt even make attempts to see the child now - but at the same time doesnt want to give up her parental rights.
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