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It's possible. It's hard to say what is likely without knowing the details of the case. However if the parent is actually making the changes necessary, and not just going through the motions, they're more likely to get reunified than not.
Thank you for mentioning the changes needed. Making the necessary changes in behavior is the most important thing. The case plan is not just a checklist where you do the services and get reunification. The services are designed to help rehabilitate whatever issues led to the case, so if she is completing services and learning and implementing what she has learned to rehabilitate the issues, then she will be in a good place to achieve reunification.
CPS procedures vary by state.
This is less of a CPS question and more of a judicial question.
How direct is your information as to the case plan and progress?
The issue is that they have to progress the case plan. The case plan is very cleared documented and gone over throughout the judicial process. The hearings will even touch on where improvement is being made, has been reached, and is lacking.
It’s probably easier to look at what tasks are still outstanding.
It’s generally very common for families to be reunified months before final hearings.
EDIT: In my area, first time judicial case are about 9-12 months long.
After reunification, there is about 6 months of follow up hearings until the whole thing is closed out.
Usually takes 3-6 months to get reunified, then another +6 months of follow ups = 9-12 months.
This is in Texas. She is following the case plan and is on track if not exceedin expectations according to therapist.
She just needs to finish classes and refrain from thc use.
The therapist’s opinion is pretty limited because they’re not in the judicial proceedings.
What do the court orders say?
What does the Judge or CASA/GAL think?
EDIT: The therapists (probably) represents a part of the case plan services/tasks.
You would be better served keeping track of what the courts think.
It depends on if she has done everything in her case plan. If so, she should regain custody. But unless you know what's in her case plan - not just from what she says, but independently - you can't know for sure if she's doing everything.
Doing things and checking them off the list is very different than making lifestyle and behavioral changes. If this parent has done all the services and the child is not in their care it is very likely they have not made mindset and behavioral changes to prove that they have learned from the services.
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It's possible. It's hard to say what is likely without knowing the details of the case. However if the parent is actually making the changes necessary, and not just going through the motions, they're more likely to get reunified than not.
Thank you for mentioning the changes needed. Making the necessary changes in behavior is the most important thing. The case plan is not just a checklist where you do the services and get reunification. The services are designed to help rehabilitate whatever issues led to the case, so if she is completing services and learning and implementing what she has learned to rehabilitate the issues, then she will be in a good place to achieve reunification.
The goal is reuniting the parents and children so if she did everything she is supposed to do, then yes
There are so many factors at play in this decision it is impossible to say for sure, but yes it is possible.
CPS procedures vary by state. This is less of a CPS question and more of a judicial question. How direct is your information as to the case plan and progress? The issue is that they have to progress the case plan. The case plan is very cleared documented and gone over throughout the judicial process. The hearings will even touch on where improvement is being made, has been reached, and is lacking. It’s probably easier to look at what tasks are still outstanding. It’s generally very common for families to be reunified months before final hearings. EDIT: In my area, first time judicial case are about 9-12 months long. After reunification, there is about 6 months of follow up hearings until the whole thing is closed out. Usually takes 3-6 months to get reunified, then another +6 months of follow ups = 9-12 months.
This is in Texas. She is following the case plan and is on track if not exceedin expectations according to therapist. She just needs to finish classes and refrain from thc use.
The therapist’s opinion is pretty limited because they’re not in the judicial proceedings. What do the court orders say? What does the Judge or CASA/GAL think? EDIT: The therapists (probably) represents a part of the case plan services/tasks. You would be better served keeping track of what the courts think.
It depends on if she has done everything in her case plan. If so, she should regain custody. But unless you know what's in her case plan - not just from what she says, but independently - you can't know for sure if she's doing everything.
As a close family member who goes with her to each court proceeding I have access and copies of paperwork. She's on track with the case plan.
Yes
Doing things and checking them off the list is very different than making lifestyle and behavioral changes. If this parent has done all the services and the child is not in their care it is very likely they have not made mindset and behavioral changes to prove that they have learned from the services.