Court maintains 50–50 grandparent placement, allows expanded parenting time pending 90‑day review

Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court — The court on Monday kept the child’s joint placement between maternal and paternal grandparents and allowed the child welfare agency discretion to expand the mother’s parenting time, including unsupervised visits and overnights as they develop, while maintaining jurisdiction and scheduling a 90‑day permanency planning review on Oct. 20 at 1:30 p.m.

The action comes after reports and testimony that the child, identified in court as Jamieson, is bonded with both sets of grandparents and that the mother, Victoria DeHart, has maintained sobriety, completed court‑ordered programming and continues supervised visits. Brandy Delagarza, a foster care worker with Fostering Solutions, told the court, "Miss DeHart is doing amazing." Department counsel Tasha Thomas asked the court to allow "the discretion to allow for the unsupervised parenting time and to include overnights, as that develops."

Why it matters: The court’s order preserves multiple caregiving relationships for the child while giving the agency…