What do you think of the Social Services?

Just keep in touch as much in possible and hope for the best. Your situation is one side of the spectrum. I'm against the government getting involved and hopefully the judge will help this child. I've never seen a person clean up in two weeks and I suspect the judge never has either. I hope your son is clean and you are with him for back up and support. Good luck.

DSS does make mistakes; however...they try to do what is best for all parties. When the boy was pulled, who got custody? Taking documentation to court is ALWAYS effective. And the fact that your Son has a lawyer is also very helpful. It seems odd that the boy wouldn't go to your Son until another courtdate could be set and then go from there where the best placement would be.

I have worked in social services for over 25 years and there are many sad cases out there. First of all, the goal of social services/children's protective services, is to keep the family in tact and to teach ineffective parents how to become better parents. The protocols, policies, and rules set forth by your state must be followed regardless of the opinion of the social worker. Regardless of how our society or other family memebers feel, the fact remains that children love their parents whether they are good or bad and to be removed permanently is very tragic for all concerned.

I would suggest you let social services know that you and your son would be willing to take the child and to develop a plan so the child will have the best outcome. There are many children who do not have anyone interested in their well-being. Please consider becoming a child advocate in your community.

Good luck.

Social services are fed controlled, and has plenty of bureaucracy and red tape, and have so much inefficiencies and corruption that it doesn't serve the population that it's supposed to serve. The only thing it does is keep the bureaucrats in power and waste tax payer money.

The best thing is to take matters into your own hands and try to solve it amicably and with love. You will have to forgive yourself and others for their mistakes - everyone makes mistakes. All you can do is all you can do. It's hard to relax when you're mad, but learning to let go and relax will be very good for your physical and mental health. Love yourself first, and love those you care about. That's all you can do.