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Judge Keeps Reunification Goal for Father in Lenawee County Review; Orders Documentation, Drug‑testing Follow‑up
Summary
A judge in Lenawee County maintained reunification as the permanency goal for two children of Austin Dubey, ordered the caseworker to provide reasons for a relative placement denial and additional documentation, and set a March 24 review; the court highlighted incomplete drug screenings, a pending psychological evaluation and transportation barriers to testing.
A Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court judge on Jan. 13 held that reunification remains the appropriate permanency goal for two young children removed from their father, Austin Dubey, and ordered caseworker follow‑up on drug testing, housing verification and family‑team supports.
The court accepted the court report and testimony describing that the children are doing well in their current kinship placement and are engaged with early‑intervention and community‑mental‑health (CMH) services. Mister Howell, the worker who reported on the children, said caregivers have provided stability and that the children ‘‘get along really well’’ in their current home. The record lists behavioral and developmental needs for the older child and an early‑intervention assessment for the younger child; a full review of that evaluation was scheduled for Jan. 21.
Caseworker Atlas told the court that…
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