Lisa: LCCS has submitted the request for permanent custody this week! There is a pre-trial hearing set in two weeks just to get all the parties involved -- birth parents, LCCS, the judge, the guardian ad litem, lawyers and all the service providers involved in the case plan -- so they can select a trial date they can all attend. We are not included. Usually the trial date is about 3 months down the line because the judge's schedule is full but let's cross fingers that it's sooner rather than later.
The birth parents have not worked on the case plan, have lost employment and is losing their place of residence. They have not showed up for visits since April as well. Right now there is a status of abandonment on their case.
In the meantime, Alia has been thriving under our care. And that's the most important thing for us to focus on right now.
