I returned to court three weeks later with the updated care plans in my bag.
Grant had not found an apartment. He submitted a letter from his employer confirming he could return to Bellwether eventually, but the job had no start date. Elise had found a larger place that would become available in four months. She had no agreement from the landlord yet, and no plan for the weeks before it opened.
Neither parent had stopped calling Noah. Both had started asking him when he planned to come home.
He answered the same way each time: "I don't know."
Dana's new report recommended that we receive temporary guardianship for six months, with scheduled contact between Noah and each parent. The court could review the arrangement once Grant and Elise had stable homes and demonstrated a reliable plan
