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OK so I missed the fact that this had been ongoing for a year. That concerns me given the "15 months in care, will move to terminate" requirement. You said earlier that your daughter has done everything they asked of her, if I may inquire, was she told the requirements in writing? You know, a contract of sorts that she signed that stated what she needed to do in such and such a time? I am wondering because it seems that your daughter should have been told the expectations.. that she needed to do such and such and then this and that would happen in return. Otherwise it really is just a bunch of bureaucratic hoops that can be changed on the whim of some capricious case worker.

Also, given your daughters financial status maybe she could avail herself to the local Legal Aid if she doesn't already have representation..... An interesting side note about the Foster Adopt system, even after one 'adopts' a child they may be eligible to continue to receive monthly checks for the care of that child. Something about that seems a little off to me...

Lisa was given an ISP which spelled out everything that she had to do. She completed the list. When we went to Court on Feb 5th this year, Lea presented her with another ISP that had the addition of additional time to allow for bonding. Once again Lisa did exactly what she was told to. DHS only has to allow one visit per month and they stuck to it until they found a way to shove another roadblock in Lisas path. The new ISP was filed witht the Court on Jan31 this year. Our lawyer didnt even get it until 15 minutes before we went into Court. For whatever the reason, the judge in the case gives DHS whatever they ask for.