man. i m super, super, super happy. too happy. just waiting to get home to my baby. that s on my mind. the purpose of my life. i think that the two weeks away in a placement facility gave her addition al time to think about it. and two weeks is a long time to be away from your baby. so i think there s probably been some life changes going on. and the mother went to the lengths of changing their work schedules, which is commendable. and i think they re a decent family that s going through some bumps in the road. and it looks like they re on the way to smoothing those out. yay. you get to go home. where s your baby? her grandma. aw. thank you. i have learned, i just did a complete change. for my baby first, focus on my education, get my g.e.d. you re a good kid, kymyada. you ll do just fine. yeah. it s going to be a challenge. it s in the best interests of
the baby along with kymyada. and hopefully, she ll work the program and she won t be back in here. it s still up to her. she still has to work it. he said, no i asked you to leave. the man put handcuffs on me. she s on probation for battery. there s some type of impulse control problem here that leaves me very concerned. persuasion for finally meeting my dad.
and they ll provide those services. and last but not least, i m going to order individual and family counseling. this hearing s adjourned. thank you. okay. i ll be in touch with you. i ll let you know what they what they decide. okay? let me talk to you guys outside. okay. i m working on it. we re going to see what we re doing. i love you. okay? i love you. i love you. hey, mom. man. unlike her mother, kymyada s stepfather believes that placement outside the home may not be in kymyada s best interest. the fosters have been taking care of their granddaughter while kymyada s been locked up. but attorney don ruck knows some tough decisions need to be made. there s two options really. at 4:00 today kymyada s going to go to a home where obviously there s a lot of structure like you were talking about. or she could go home and be released to you guys today with
to influence her decision as to whether or not she thinks you should come home with her today? well, the being disrespectful, cussing you out when we get into it, i know i do it. everybody does it. but this time i really have changed. yes, i slipped up. but it s not like i m continuing to do the same things i was doing when i was 14 years old. so i have been making progress. okay. judge, that s all i have. mrs. guzic? kymyada, where had you been with that baby all night? over my cousin s house. we spent the night over there. because it was late. is that a habit of yours, to take this baby and drop it off in different places? no. that is not a habit. no. mm-mm. how old s your boyfriend? he s 18. is he in school? no, ma am. are you seeing a pattern
all right? are you going to be all right? i don t know. i just want to talk to my mama. i know you do, kevin. my mom, she did come to visit me one time and she promised me she s going to visit me almost every weekend, but she don t come. you ve got to keep it together, kevin. okay? you ve got to keep it together. you ve got to. you don t have a choice. i just feel like breaking down. my mom, she really wants the best for me. but at the same time how can i get the best out of something if she s not going to be there to talk to me about it? all right? put the blanket around you. i m just waiting for that day to get out of here. i just want to leave. family involvement from one case to another can vary greatly in the juvenile justice system. while kevin struggles with what lies ahead, kymyada finally has her day in court where she s convinced she ll set the record straight with her mom.