I think I need to clarify a bit in order to get the proper info that I need. As far as I know, there is no written arrangement between the parents and CAS. The only thing in writing that I am aware of is a plan/agreement of what the parents need to do in order to get their daughter back. Recently CAS has deemed the mother (my step-daughter) unfit due to the fact that she has dropped off the radar and nobody (not even her boyfriend/baby's father) knows where she is. She has also failed to go to her rehab appointments and has tested positive for quite a bit of drugs on the few screens that she did. She is heavily into drugs and from what I understood from speaking with CAS, she will never get her daughter back. My concern now goes to the father. I believe that he is also into prescription drugs which is harder to prove when it comes to abuse. CAS has told me that it would be an invasion of his privacy to test the levels of oxy's in his system to determine if he is abusing them. I find CAS's repsonses to my concerns infuriating. It seems as though they care more about the father's rights than the life of an innocent child. What I would like to know is what will work in my favor and what will work against me if I go ahead with getting a lawyer and going to court for a temporary custody order? How much rights does the father have when it comes to drug concerns? I should also mention that in the 3 months that I have had his daughter, he has been here to see her only 4 times and the last time he was supposed to come he neglected to call me to say he would not be here and never showed up as expected. Does he have a good chance of winning in court if there in no court order through CAS for me to have her right now? Sorry for the extra long story. Any thoughts or info would be greatly appreciated.
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