how can dfs lie and get away with it?

Very well said Lajcrc: I have watched, both professionally and now as a foster parent, people get their kids/or relative's kids back when they were clearly unfit but the system bends over backwards to place kids with family members. Our current f-son was left at the court house 4 months ago, by a relative. They skipped visits frequently and have now decided they want him back and will most likely succeed. If the system was really looking out for this little boy, he would not be returning. Now, if they had visited regularly and taken a sincere interest. I would be more than happy to see him returning. And yes, I would be sad at the same time. If adoption was that easy, we would have a house dull of kids right now, instead of seeing kids constantly returning to family members only to re-enter the system, after more months or years of abuse and neglect.