GAL + great news

i met with sweetpea's GAL, or attorney ad litem yesterday. i would say it went swimmingly well!
she told me this case has seemed to her and everyone else like a termination case from the beginning. she said they would not be reunifying with biomom at 18 months because that is too long for sweetpea to wait around. she also said that since biodad didn't show up for his paternity test, they won't be placing sweetpea with his mother, since it isn't established that she is a relative. she said they will set the termination trial at the oct review hearing, probably for dec or nov!!!!
so we are looking at an awesome Christmas present :)