chelsearae5489
New Member
My two children have been in a foster home, under CPS care, since April, 2011. They were removed by court order due to my husband and I's involvement with drugs. Since their removal, my husband and I have done nothing but comply with whatever CPS has asked us to do, and complete our service plan. We are allowed one visit a week, one hour a week at a play therapist office. Our case was extended to 18 months this April due to our living situation, and our final trial set for July 17. In one of our last visits with our caseworker, it was discussed that reunification would most likely go ahead and begin after our hearing on the 17th. However, we recently took a hair test, my results came back negative, and my husbands came back positive with lower levels of meth. Every hair test before this has came back negative (except my initial test that was taken right after the case was opened). In light of these results, CPS is now saying that our children will not be returned to us. My caseworker's supervisor explained that since our case is so close to the final hearing, that they aren't will to work with us any further and will begin the process of terminating our parental rights soon. I was told that even if my husband and I were to get a divorce and live apart, that my children would still not be returned to me because CPS couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't get back together with my husband. Needless to say, my husband and I are now waiting on court appointed attorneys to be assigned to us, but the process will take around 2 weeks for us to get one. I need some kind of advice of what I should do until our attorneys are assigned to us. CPS should be postponing the final trial date until after they speak to our attorney's, but it's not guaranteed. Please someone help. Is CPS really able to terminate my rights if I have been in compliance this whole time?
