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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| I have got a problem and was wondering if you can help me;) | 1/24/2012 | Julie |
| Q: i found out that my cousin isn't my real cousin. she was adopted 15 years ago. i always felt she ... A: I would accept her as your cousin. If she wants to find her biological family, I know she would ... | ||
| fathers rights mexican laww | 12/8/2011 | Adoption STAR |
| Q: so my friend , in prego and wants to give up her rights as the mother to the child as soon as she ... A: Leticia, Thank you for your question. If the father of the baby does desire to raise the child full ... | ||
| fathers rights | 12/8/2011 | Julie |
| Q: A friend of mine is pregnant,the father of the child is married my pregnant friend does not want the ... A: Honestly, I am not familiar at all with Mexico's adoption regulations. In the USA, the father has ... | ||
| adoption question | 12/5/2011 | Terrie |
| Q: I know this is probably a shot in the dark (and that you may not be able to help me based on ... A: Scott, I have tried to find a way to figure out whom sent that email to me and I have not been able ... | ||
| Adoption | 11/25/2011 | Adoption STAR |
| Q: Is impossible to adopt if my application have been denied? Can I use adoption to get green card and ... A: Betty, you have several questions here but not all of them can be adequately answered without more ... | ||
| inter-state kin foster care | 10/9/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: My sister and brother has been in foster care for 5 years. They were both in the same foster home ... A: It sounds as though your brother's goal has been changed from reunification with family to adoption. ... | ||
| A problem with my adoptive parents caused by me | 8/23/2011 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
| Q: I am a newbie here . If it is not the right place for my question, please feel free to ignore it. ... A: George, infant adoption is very often a messy business that thrives on deceptions and falsehoods. As ... | ||
| Telling someone you are their half brother | 8/16/2011 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
| Q: I am face book friends with someone who is my half sister and she doesn't know. My birth mother ... A: Jeff, adoption has denied you normal relationships with your natural family members. Your natural ... | ||
| Guardianship to adoption | 8/14/2011 | Terrie |
| Q: We became the legal guardians of our granddaughter about 6 years ago. We have had her with us since ... A: Sadly I am an adoptive mom in Nebraska no idea how the laws about this kind of adoption cost or how ... | ||
| Legal Guardian | 8/10/2011 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
| Q: I have a cousin who is about to be placed into foster care. I would like to be his legal ... A: At some point you may need to have a home study done, but prior to that you could ask people you ... | ||
| Legal Guardian | 8/8/2011 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
| Q: I have a cousin who is about to be placed into foster care. I would like to be his legal ... A: You didn't provide much information such as the age of the child, whether he also resides in PA and ... | ||
| custody of niece want to adopt her | 7/7/2011 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
| Q: i have legal custody of my niece. she is 2 yrs old and has been with me since birth. her mother also ... A: I'll do my best to describe "what you are up against" if you try to adopt your niece. Please keep ... | ||
| relinquishing parental rights | 6/20/2011 | Adoption STAR |
| Q: Because we were going to disrupt our adoption, while living in Ireland, the social workers there ... A: I am unaware of which state you reside in to assist in making a recommendation, but I will suggest a ... | ||
| Biological father w/ adoption paperwork | 6/15/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: I was hoping you could point me in the right direction. I have paperwork showing that I'm adopted ... A: This is a difficult question, but the quick answer is yes, he might have had to adopt you later, if ... | ||
| birth certificate. | 6/8/2011 | Adoption STAR |
| Q: I hope you can help me as I'm at the end of my rope and out of ideas. Here is my situation. I was ... A: Do your parents have a copy of your birth records or medical records? Do they have a photo copy of ... | ||
| adoption | 6/8/2011 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
| Q: I have an odd question for you... Since I was 13 I have known that I am not able to have children do ... A: To answer your question directly, the fact that you receive social security disability should not ... | ||
| adopt a niece | 5/26/2011 | Terrie |
| Q: My sister is a visiting scholar from China and just found out she is pregnant. She wants to give the ... A: You need a good lawyer and find out if this is possible when you have a birth father in another ... | ||
| long term foster care | 5/23/2011 | Adoption STAR |
| Q: I am wondering if you would have knowledge of this kind of statistic: What percentage of children ... A: The statistic I am aware of is 11 years old but it will help answer your question... Today, more ... | ||
| adoption | 5/16/2011 | Terrie |
| Q: My daughter has been living with my mother her whole life. She is 11 years old and my mom wants to ... A: If you sign papers for the adoption then your no longer the legal parent. Your mom might be able to ... | ||
| Adoption Subsidy turning 18 | 5/14/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: We have adopted a special needs child who will be turning 18 in a couple weeks. His biological ... A: I would say that you should just give it time without doing anything. Let him visit and I would ... | ||
| adopting my ex girlfriends daughter | 5/9/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: my ex girlfriends daughter lives with me and i would like to know how do i go about adopting her? ... A: You would need to go to the family court in your town and file a petition of adoption. Since her ... | ||
| Cousin Adopting Cousin | 4/28/2011 | Julie |
| Q: Ok this is the situation, I have a 16 year old female cousin that was adoped as a new born by my ... A: This is a really tricky question as there are two states involved which means you would need to ... | ||
| family adopting family | 4/21/2011 | Julie |
| Q: I am in Canada I do not know if this question can be answered. But i know of an aunt who adopted her ... A: Wow, what a complicated situation! I am unfamiliar with Canadian adoption law so I can't help you ... | ||
| Stepmother Adoption | 4/13/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: My 6 year old daughter lost her mother last year. My current wife wants to adopt my daughter just ... A: I apologize for the delay in responding to this. You can go to the family court in your county and ... | ||
| reunification process | 4/1/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: i need to know if it is possible for a child to return home after 3 months in foster care. my ... A: No coincidence. She is ensuring that everything is ready so that she can recommend reunification. ... | ||
| adoption | 3/18/2011 | Julie |
| Q: We have been the sole carers of our 6 year old granddaughter since she was 4 months old can we adopt ... A: You will need an attorney involved who can help you through the process. I would call around ... | ||
| homestudy | 3/14/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: I have a few questions regarding the home study process. I was wondering if the the social worker ... A: Yes, social workers will request that you provide 3 or so references that they will want to talk ... | ||
| Niece | 3/13/2011 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
| Q: My niece was adopted about two to three years ago and wanted to know if there was a way I can get in ... A: Since your niece is adopted, her adoptive parents are the only ones who can say whether or not to ... | ||
| Seeing niece after raising her | 3/12/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: I raised my niece for 3 1/2 years from 2 months until she was 3 1/2. Then after that her mother ... A: Unfortunately, there is nothing that you can do. Although you had temporary custody at one time, it ... | ||
| adoption situation | 3/6/2011 | Terrie |
| Q: .. My husband and I entered in to an adoption plan with a couple on January 26th. We had an ... A: Remember I am not a lawyer. Just a mom blessed through adoption. However as long as birthparents ... | ||
| adoption situation | 3/6/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: .. My husband and I entered in to an adoption plan with a couple on January 26th. We had an ... A: First, I want to apologize as I am sure tht this is a challenging and stressful situation for you ... | ||
| found the "ideal" child | 3/6/2011 | Adoption STAR |
| Q: I have been going through the home study process for over a year now. I have gone from one agency to ... A: Chelsea, Thank you for your question. Children waiting for adoptive families are profiled and are ... | ||
| may never meet my brother | 3/3/2011 | Adoption STAR |
| Q: when my mom was around 14-16 years old she had a baby and she put him up for adoption and i would ... A: Alisia, Thank you for your question. Searching for an adoptee is not uncommon. It is important to ... | ||
| My nieces adoption | 2/15/2011 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
| Q: My husbands niece is pregnant. She has been approached by her friends parents about doing an open ... A: Since adoption laws vary somewhat from state to state and because I don't know all the facts, I ... | ||
| My son's missing history | 2/7/2011 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
| Q: I recently found my long lost son who was in the Children and Youth System for over 14 yrs and now ... A: Josette, I am not qualified to help. I am happy to provide some direction to resources. Thank you ... | ||
| adopting my two little cousins | 1/28/2011 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
| Q: they are in foster care in the state of north Carolina in Alamance county. i would love to adopt ... A: I apologize for the delayed response. To answer your question, yes you could file an adoption ... | ||
| adoption | 1/28/2011 | Terrie |
| Q: my question is i'm trying to adopt my greaT nephew which is my neices child. now she has given me ... A: You have to have a lawyer she will need to sign the papers I am guessing in front of whomever is ... | ||
| Adopting my neice | 1/26/2011 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
| Q: About five years ago my neice was taken from her mother because of drud related issues. She was ... A: Based on the information that you provided, it seems to me that you should be in contact with staff ... | ||
| Father's consent to adoption | 1/24/2011 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
| Q: can a person be adopted without permission from the biological father? A: Sheila, no, in a word, unless his parental rights were terminated by the courts. Legal adoption ... | ||
| Adoption | 1/23/2011 | Colleen |
| Q: Colleen, My name is Denae my husband and I have had my cousins baby since june 12,2010 the ... A: Sorry for the delay in answering, but I was away from my computer for a while. The next step in ... | ||
Adoption Issues
Answers by Expert:
Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW
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Expertise
EXTENSIVE!! I can answer questions about issues pertaining to foster care, treatment foster care, foster care to adopt matters, kinship care, reunification and homestudy concerns and process.
Experience
I have 20 years of experience ih this arena. I have worked in preventing youth from entering care and provided case management to youth and families in care. I have conducted and supervised training for foster and adoptive parents in both the presercive and inservice phases. I have conducted and supervised parenting skills training for parents seeking to regain custody of their children. I also held positions as program supervisor and director of foster care services. I am an advocate for youth, professionals and parents that find theselves involved in the foster care and/or adoption process.
I have also experienced foster care and adoption personally as I grew up with a mom who provided foster care services and have two adopted siblings.
Organizations
I am on the Advisory Committee of Kayla's Village. This is an advocacy and training organization for youth, professionals and parents involved with the child welfare system.
Publications
I have not been published, but serve as the social work expert at the Kayla's Village ask the expert free on-line service.
I have also presented at a national conference on foster care and adoption issues.
Education/Credentials
I have a Bachelor of Social Work from Howard University and a Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University. I am clinically licensed in both Maryland and Washington, DC.
Awards and Honors
I was once honored as Employee of the Year.
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