Hi Beth...sorry to hear about all your troubles.

Wow I am so pleased you got the right result - did you use any immigration lawyers at all? Your case sounds complex although it shouldnt be, but look forward now and raise yourself up with the happiness of your daughter coming to you.
The way I read it, Beth's daughter still hasn't been granted a visa.

Perhaps this case illustrates why it is probably better just to apply for a dependant's visa straight away, to make sure that all documents requested are absolutely correct, that parental permission from the other biological parent has been received in writing, that sole responsibility can be proved irrefutably, and possibly that this forum is more use than fancy immigration lawyers, by the look of things.