Pubdate: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA) Copyright: 1999 San Jose Mercury News Contact: 750 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95190 Fax: (408) 271-3792 Website: http://www.sjmercury.com/ FOSTER PARENTS WIN CUSTODY FIGHT FOR BOY, 3 A Chicago judge abandoned her efforts Tuesday to reunite a former drug addict with her 3-year-old son and ruled that the boy must remain indefinitely with his foster parents. Judge Judith Brawka said the youngster known as ``Baby T'' -- who was born with cocaine in his system -- had suffered enough disruption and was already showing symptoms of serious emotional trouble. ``The transition isn't working. . . . This court will not force more disaster into this child's life,'' Brawka told the boy's mother, Tina Olison, 37, at a Circuit Court hearing. Outside, about two dozen Olison supporters picketed and chanted, ``Free Baby T! Free Baby T!'' It was a complete turnaround from last March, when Brawka ordered a one-year transition to move the boy from the foster parents, Appellate Judge Anne Burke and Chicago Alderman Edward Burke, who are white, to live with Olison, who is black. At the time, the judge said Baby T should be reunited with his mother and older brother and that black culture should be a factor in their upbringing. - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart