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beiguangst

showerthoughtspost

It’s “tomorrow” only after you have slept, no matter how much past midnight it is.

endangered-justice-seeker

Hi ma’am, your daughter is exactly what this world needs. ❤️

chillwerewolf

small child: [absolutely incomprehensible gibberish]

me:

hungry-hobbits

small child: [absolutely incomprehensible gibberish]

me:

mcsiggy

small child: [absolutely incomprehensible gibberish]

me:

die-jingler

Small child: [absolutely incomprehensible gibberish]

Me:

emeraldmercury

Apparently this is actually good for kids’ brain development. It trains their speech receptors and they learn language faster.

They love going to this indoor playground near us when the weather is bad.

clem3ntin3

Court Dates

Fellow FP’s:

Are you made aware of what court dates are for and/or what the outcome of said court dates is? How soon after court are you told?

Has anyone else been discouraged from attending court dates? We haven’t hit a permanency hearing yet, but I definitely was discouraged from attending what I now know was a custody hearing, as well as two different court dates (well, technically three) where it was her case (as opposed to drug court or criminal court or something).

(trying to figure out what is normal vs. what is my worker)

moosepower

In NYC we knew about every hearing, but the parents were fighting the charges and do there was this big question of when they could even start services, so it was all kind of pressing.

Here, we know the dates but definitely no one encourages us to be there. I am trying to decide whether it is worth going to the next court date. The county is committed to their permanency plan but I still feel like it is crazy to take this girl who crawls into my bed after a bad dream and move her to a fourth home.

Part of me feels like we could get to know mom and convince her. But TPR will be finalized at this hearing and then she won’t have a say any longer after that.

Anyway. Back to your question. I wouldn’t say we’re discouraged from attending but there isn’t really a reason for us to be there and no one has ever suggested that we should. Briko went to some hearings without us–her case worker took her when she wanted to go. The kids’ attorneys are where we always get info on what happens in court. Usually that day. Never from the case worker.

But I always feel like I’m getting good information about what is likely to happen in court from the lawyers.

differentfootsteps

We always know when court dates are and get the summary of court that day from the social worker. We've never been invited to court but have been asked to go to the MDT so our input can be on record for court.