Good Morning Hyenas!! Hope everyone is having a Sunshiney Day!!
Update on continuing saga....Proctor mom called my sister back last night. My sister's attorney was also calling the proctor mom's attorney yesterday. Basically just a courtesy call to let them know...hey, your client is full of crap, here is info we have, natural mother is good mother, etc... Plus we are filing a request for dismissal of temporary custody order and hope to hear back from judge within 48 hours.
So...it was very obvious that proctor mom's mother had spoken with her attorney and got this information. She was as sweet as syrup to my sister. No problem you can visit him anytime you want. My sister said, GREAT! We will come right over and pick him up tonight! Proctor mom says, well.....I need to make sure it's ok for you to take him to Washington state to your sister's house. My sister informs her that it's not a problem, she has already received legal advice and bringing him 40 miles away from his home in another state is fine.
I had written a letter for my sister also stating all the times we have asked them to go camping with us (their answer is always no), we have asked to be informed of when he participates in Special Olympics (never hear back), asked if he could go to the Oregon Zoo near his home with us (oh sure, but they never get back to us), etc...(attorney wants to show that proctor mom has tried to keep him from natural family). So proctor mom also says, oh and let Alison & Bruce they can see him and have him anytime they want. Obviously she read my letter. Fine, my sister says, they want to have him tonight! Proctor Mom, Let me think about it, I really need to find out if it's ok for him to go out of State first. I'll call you back later tonight or tomorrow.
So we are waiting for her call back today. My sister is going to ask to have him today and bring him back on Sunday afternoon. Should be interesting to see what transpires. We are just hoping and praying that a judge will dismiss her order by Thursday or Friday, then she will then have legal custody once again and can hop on a plane with him to Florida. It's sad because he will basically leave with the clothing on his back if that happens. This is just so not the way my sister wanted to have this happen. It is never in the best interest of a child to just yank them out of a home. Yes, he will adjust. We know the proctor mom is doing this out of her love for him. She knows my sister can provide a good home and care for him. But at this point I think she is putting her feelings above his.
My sister has also had to hire an attorney in Florida, so if this happens they can be standing by with Florida guardianship paperwork that will be filed the day she arrives.
Oh and did I mention that my nephew now has a military attorney involved in this. He gets free legal advice and since he would possibly be losing any legal way to maintain a relationship with his special needs brother, they are willing to help out if need be. They will have to approach it from the standpoint of my military nephew's loss of rights. But it is something they are willing to do and they would also fly him out for free from Fort Bragg for the August 15th court hearing, he will be represented by a military attorney and will be allowed to testify and stand in court in formal dress.
My sister is also meeting with her former daycare provider here in Vancouver that knows both her & her DH. She babysat both of their kids for years and my sister maintains contact with her. She is going to write a letter attesting to knowing both of them and seeing how they are able to care for their children.
So I guess today we are just waiting to hear back regarding visiting Tyler and working on gathering more ammunition to prove that she is indeed capable of taking care of a specials needs child. I mean really, who does this proctor mom think took care of him the first 8 years of his life??
