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Sunday, February 1, 2009

All in a Day's Work!

The Keith Barker family had a visitor this weekend. Now this wasn't a social visit; it was a "fact-finding" visit. Ms. Gloria Winston (the Guardian ad Litem for Steven) flew across the country to do a home study on Steven while in Utah. Keith was anxious for this visit to take place as he wanted Ms. Winston to observe Steven's demeanor while in the custody of his father. Ms.Winston scheduled an appointment at the school to meet with Steven's teachers. She also spent a couple of hours with the family physician discussing Steven's health care. (As mentioned previously, Steven is now off of all SIX medications that he was taking when he arrived here.) She then visited the Barker household for most of the day on Saturday. Keith said it was a pleasant visit and he had no concerns whatsoever regarding the findings.

Now if I were to hire an attorney for myself, I believe I would hire Ms. Winston. She really ought to be playing in Poker Tournaments around the world. She'd make a killing. She has the ability to talk with you for hours and not once will you be able to guess what she's thinking. We won't know her thoughts and recommendations until they're made public at the custody hearing in June.

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4 comments:

Tanielle said...

Carole, I have read the book twice now, I am so happy that Steven is with Keith and Beth, they are truly amazing people! I check this blog frequently, thanks for keeping us updated!

Anonymous said...

I absolutely LOVED your book--I'll be watching this blog, too, to see what happens with the Guardian's report! :)

Anonymous said...

I'm so curious to know what her report says! Did she ever observe Steven in Patty's home?

K and B Barker said...

To answer Anon... Sort of. You see Steven lived in his Grandparent's home, and Yes, Gloria did get to see him there. That was when she stated, "Steven has more toys that you can possibly imagine." She has two kids of her own so I'm sure she can image quite a bit.

And of course Gloria is not here to socialize, she has to remain impartial as she does her duties.