If you have been following my story, FDH has been fighting for nineteen months now for custody of his children from their terrible mother. FDH received an email from his attorney. We are dumbfounded by what is in this email.

This email is from the dfcs attorney to FDH's attorney who cc'd the GAL, I'm posting the short version

Here is the gist of the email that the attorney received from the DFCS attorney, who also sent it to the GAL

The email on FDH/BMcase. The Psychs came back for mom and dad; neither is very bad. Some recommendations regarding parenting and all- I’ve incorporated most into what is below.
DFCS recommendation is as follows:
SS7 will remain in care to assess his needs. We’ve requested some expedited evaluation from an institute. The child is settling into his placement and starting to receive treatment. The case plan for the parents will look like this:
1. Continue to participate with mental health treatment (This is good)
2. Complete parenting classes (She doesn't bother even with all the people helping her)
3. Participate with a parent aide (She's already had one and all this still happened)
4. Visit (The facility has recommended all of her visitation even by phone be supervised)
5. Cooperate (She doesn't know this word)
6. Both parents will not discuss with the children the pending custody issues, the mental health of the other child, or the other parent in a condescending manner (She has always done this, is still doing this, and will continue to do this as long as she has the kids)
7. Both parents will participate in Individual Counseling (No counseling will fix her, she had tons of it before this happened, even a aide to come to the house and help the family with their issues when they were with her)

SS10 will go home under the strict-terms of a protective order to the mother (WTF??????????)as it would be under the current Superior Court arrangement. If superior court changes its order, we could change ours in Juvenile. The terms of the protective order will be: (He doesn't want to go home to her, not that it matters. This is awful.)
1. SS10 is not to be around SS7 until such time that his therapist recommends; (I think it sucks that he can't visit his own brother, unless it's so he's not upset in that type of setting)
2. SS10 will have weekly therapy (This is good)
3. Both parents will not discuss with the children the pending custody issues, the mental health of the other child, or the other parent in a condescending manner (See above comment)
4. Complete parenting classes (FHD doesn't know if she's gone to hers, he's gone to his)
5. Participate with a parent aide (See above)
6. Continue to meet the needs of the child (But she can't keep the water and lights on and refuses to get a job???)
7. Make the child available for visitation as per the superior court case (Anything to get attention, she will do this)
8. Cooperate- make child available to the Department or GAL if requested. (See above)

They are very parent friendly, with the exception of having concerns about parenting SS7 right now. I think this will allow the Department the level of oversight to satisfy its concern regarding SS10 and will allow all parties to better assess the needs for SS7 going forward.
(GAL) you may feel the need to add something if I’ve left anything off.
Please let me know if this looks good.
Cheers,
(Idiot attorney for DFCS)