"Family Court Hearing - CPS Initial Disposition | Mother's Case Service Plan & Custody Review"

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Family Court Hearing - CPS Initial Disposition | Mother's Case Service Plan & Custody Review

This video documents a full family court proceeding for Case #25103NA, an initial disposition hearing involving Child Protective Services (CPS), focusing on a mother's case service plan and custody arrangements for her infant child currently in foster care.

This official court proceeding includes testimony from the lawyer guardian ad litem, foster care worker, and legal counsel regarding the welfare and placement of a young child removed from parental care. The hearing addresses the mother's progress, visitation arrangements, and requirements for reunification.

Carson Howitt - Lawyer Guardian ad Litem
Miss Taja Thomas - Council for the Department
Miss Dela Garza - Foster Care Worker (Fostering Solutions)
Michael McFarland - Attorney representing Mother
Honorable Judge presiding

Current foster care placement and child's wellbeing (3-week-old infant)
Mother's supervised visitation schedule (3 visits per week, 2 hours each)
Case service plan requirements and barriers to reunification
Drug screening results (negative for all substances)
Mental health evaluation recommendations
Housing stability concerns
Parenting time coaching and support services
Publication notice for unknown putative father
Community Mental Health referral process
Psychological evaluation scheduling

The infant is placed with a foster family that includes three other foster siblings (ages 17, 9, and 8). According to testimony, the child is thriving, eating and sleeping well, and receiving excellent care from the foster family.

Attending all scheduled parenting time visits (except one due to incarceration on warrant)
Participating in twice-weekly drug screens with negative results
Maintaining regular communication with case worker
Areas needing improvement: housing stability, income, mental health treatment

History of untreated mental health issues
History of substance abuse
Unstable housing conditions (deemed unsafe for infant)
Lack of stable income
Pending criminal charges

Mother to sign case service plan after consulting with attorney
Psychological evaluation to be scheduled
Community Mental Health intake to be arranged
Parenting time coaching program enrollment
Continued supervised visitation (3x weekly)
Affidavit of publication for putative father to be submitted to court

The permanency goal remains reunification with mother. The court accepted the case service plan and court report as submitted by the department. Continued supervised visitation approved at current frequency.

This is a public court proceeding held on the record and streamed to YouTube. Initial disposition hearings occur after preliminary hearings in child protective proceedings and establish the formal case service plan requirements parents must complete to regain custody of their children.

Child's wellbeing is primary concern - currently thriving in placement
Mother showing positive engagement with drug testing (all negative results)
Mother maintaining consistent visitation attendance
Mother arrived late to hearing but participated
Unknown father - publication notice pending for Monroe County and Lenawee County

DISCLAIMER: This video contains actual court proceedings and is public record. Names and case details are part of official court documentation. This content is educational and informational, showing the family court process in child protective cases.

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