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I feel your pain!
We have 2 sib groups. We are in the process of adopting the one group of three that we've had for 3 yrs. We had their 1/2 brother from 2 months old until 13 months old. His case plan was always considered entirely separate from theirs. Bio mom completed it and he went home. We have managed to create a very good relationship with the bio mom and we now have ffs over to our house very often. The kids have been able to maintain a good bond. He has been gone for 5 months.
We have another sibling group of two. We've had the oldest for over 2 years. We had the baby from 1 month until 8 months. She was sent home on a technicality. She was home w/ bio mom for 3 months, and then back in care. The oldest had TPR filed, trial held, TPR lost. RU was the goal again but when bio mom started screwing up again and the baby came back into care, things started changing. We are now looking at TPR being filed again at the end of Jan. However, the baby is NOT being included in this. Their cases have also been kept separate. So we once again face the possibility of loosing the baby, who is now over 1 yrs old. Bio mom has not improved her situation in the 2 1/2 yrs that the oldest has been in care, so she might not get it together, but given the people currently involved in this case, I see them giving bio mom at least another year, at which point, the baby will be 2 yrs old before a decision is made.
I hope since they already filed TPR on the baby that no one will overturn it. In our cases, they wouldn't even put the cases together.
What is your relationship with the bios on the chance he should return? In the first one I mentioned, things are good and we get to see ffs often. The second situation we've tried to be open, but bios rejected any type of relationship with us. We never got to see fd in that time she was w/ biomom.
Again, Good Luck!
Lakin
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