The termination of parental rights was originally supposed to take place in May of 2007. Here it is January 2008 and we're still waiting for resolution. I found out purely by accident that the youngster was required to attend court on Wednesday and speak with the judge about her feelings. Given that we've both been under telephone standby subpoena to testify in a criminal case since October the prospect of facing another judge was received poorly.
After waiting for some time in the hallway outside of court, we learned it was all for naught and that the judge wouldn't be hearing from the youngster (or her siblings, who were also present), and that the case has been continued again until February. Additionally, the court decided to grant (and pay for) the parents requested sibling bonding assessment. If that can't be scheduled within a certain period of time there will be yet another continuance.
As for the criminal proceedings, the defense attorney has been out sick since the first part of January. (Hey, if I had to defend the guy I'd be sick too.) As far as I know the case is supposed to begin on Tuesday. If everything goes as planned we should get a call in about ten days to come in and give testimony.
Behavior has been a problem. I think the youngster's favorite word is "no." I so don't love oppositional defiance disorder, and mixing that with reactive attachment disorder just sucks.
So, while we've gone from having six appointments at baseline to five (yay!) we also have two pending court cases, she's overdue for foll0w-up with her orthopedic surgeon, three months behind on her dental exam (because she has these lovely dissociative episodes in any medical or dental setting), I just received a huge package of paperwork from state adoptions to fill out, and I need to schedule a physical exam for me...all within the next 30 days.
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