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father's rights
This is probably something you don't want to hear and will be an unpopular but as her father he has a right to try to raise her. Infidelity or adultery isn't grounds to terminate parental rights. It's not helpful to the child for you to have an adversarial relationship with her father. She will sense your trepidation and your judgement of him. It seems that the cw is acting unprofessionally as well. If you can let the father and stepmother know that you'd be willing to provide respite care that would be a way you can keep in touch with her and ensure that she's treated well. I'd also have the cw advise the parents that their daughter should get counseling and see if it can be arranged. That way the daughter has a "mandated reporter" that she can confide in and if something bad happens they can intervene. The caseworker can also suggest to the judge (having this backed up by a chils psychologist is helpful as well) that due to the fact that this child has been moved multiple times it's best to wait until the father has passed his homestudy. Try to think positive.
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