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mygirl13
My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Virginia
My daughter is 11 years old. Her mother has become addicted to heroin and has had her other child removed from her custody. A social worker has filed for a hearing which occurs tomorrow regarding the other child and is hoping the judge will order her to a treatment program. Mom is not allowed to have any contact with her son at the moment, and the child has been in foster care for about 7 weeks.
The social worker has advised me to file my own petition in my city to modify mom's visitation with my daughter. I am thinking asking for no visitation until after she completes treatment is appropriate. I am more worried about what comes after the treatment program. This is a relapse from before, but the first time is not documented. It is difficult to prove these things sometimes. I know relapse rates for heroin are extremely high - I've read over 90 percent. I believe mom to be a moderate to heavy user right now, and she's in complete denial. I hope she beats the odds, but they do seem staggering.
I'd like visitation in the future to be as agreed upon between her and I. I don't want my daughter in a dangerous situation because I can't prove something is going on. Her mother and I are generally (90%) amicable, and right now she sees me as someone she can trust and who supports her. However, I don't know if she would agree to an order like that.
What can I expect? Is an order like that reasonable in a judge's eyes? What normally happens in these situations?