The Pelletiers on Friday will meet with Tufts to discuss Justina’s medical plan. At this point, Mahoney said, “all elements of reunification plan would be in place,” leading supporters to hope that DCF could release Justina as early as next week. But Mahoney added that there’s concern over when and if custody will be returned to the Pelletiers because no official date has been set.
“The Pelletiers have complied with everything DCF has asked them to do,” he said, noting that they’ve seen Justina everyday and gone to a therapist.
Mahoney said the “one missing ingredient” in the reunification plan laid out by Massachusetts Health and Human Services is that that it doesn’t have dates.
“This is very disconcerting for us. Saturday was a step in the right direction, but it was a bittersweet reminder of the life that was taken from Justina and the life that should be immediately given back to her,” Mahoney said.
If the Pelletiers are not returned custody of their daughter within the next few weeks, the next date set when they can petition in court is June 20, which Mahoney said they don’t want to wait for.
“Our hope is that DCF will see that Pelletiers have complied,” he said. “Our hope is after Friday, there’s nothing more that needs to be done.”
