The 16-month saga of Justina Pelletier, who has been at the center of a custody battle between her family and the state of Massachusetts, is expected to end Wednesday.
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Justina's father, Lou Pelletier, said Tuesday that he has an order from Massachusetts Juvenile Judge Joseph Johnston saying that she can return home and her parents will regain full custody.
Justina's mother, Linda Pelletier, who has been staying in a hotel near the JRI Susan Wayne Center for Excellence in Thompson where their daughter is being held, got a call from the facility's director around 3:45 p.m., Lou Pelletier said.
The director told her that the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families had received word that custody of Justina would return to her family, he said.
Pelletier said Justina called him from his wife's cellphone and was "screaming" with happiness.
"Right now it's 'Get her home, get the healing going,' then we'll deal with the people who put Justina in this horrific physical condition," Pelletier said.
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Justina's mother, Linda Pelletier, who has been staying in a hotel near the JRI Susan Wayne Center for Excellence in Thompson where their daughter is being held, got a call from the facility's director around 3:45 p.m., Lou Pelletier said.
The director told her that the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families had received word that custody of Justina would return to her family, he said.
Pelletier said Justina called him from his wife's cellphone and was "screaming" with happiness.
"Right now it's 'Get her home, get the healing going,' then we'll deal with the people who put Justina in this horrific physical condition," Pelletier said.
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Justina Pelletier's Father Says She 's Returning to Family