Welcome rosebud;
Please check out two things at
http://attach-china.org/ about the needs of an infant to form bonds and what happens if that is disrupted.
I am assuming you have a strong mutual bond with this child, and therefore the main argument would have to be that disrupting that attachment could permanantly harm the child. There are experts who can help, but they take time to contact and become familiar enough with the individual situation. If the hearing Tuesday is not conclusive, post back here and maybe we can identify some ways to contact them.
TWO SPECIFIC ITEMS FROM ATTACH-CHINA.org:
Attaching to Your Newly Adopted Infant or Toddler -- this is a pamphlet you can download & print for others to see.
When the Bonding Cycle Is Broken -- This is an article you can print written by Dr. Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky, describing the incremental damage done to an infant when not given proper care and love.
From Kentucky Social Services --
Foster Care Placement Moves and Attachment Issues by Lisa Mitchell, University of Kentucky
http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/4C386246-B359-4CBA-8A46-1586F3257A14/0/2007FSFOSTER_CHILDREN_KINSHIP_CAREMItchell_Lisa.pdfNOTE -- The outcome of this particular study is not as clear as the researcher would like to have found, and the conclusion/recommendations therefore are somewhat weak. You may want to look at the bibliography (references) and see if one of them would serve the purpose more effectively. I am at this point only looking at Internet free information. Some others here may be able to get text of articles out of medical or education journals.
There is very strong evidence that moving children from one family to another is always disruptive, but even more so when they have formed loving relationships in a good home. Please look for other sources, and try to make sure you have a lawyer representing your interest in keeping this child safe from such a disruption.
These three sources can be entered as background reading to the case, or you may find others that better fit your situation. Some states recognize that moving young children is almost always traumatic, so they offer foster parents first chance at adoption when a child becomes legally freed from the prior parents.