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| Adopting Brazilian niece | 5/9/2008 | Roberta Rosenberg |
Q: I am American and my wife is Brazilian. She has a niece that is 15 and lives in poverty. Her father ...
A: You'll need an immigration attorney to review what's possible between Brazilian and US immigration ...
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| Adoption of 18 year ols | 5/8/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: Peter - My wife and I took in my niece in 2000 when she was 11. We filed and were granted sole ...
A: Yes, the laws differ from state to state. It may be possible to adopt a young person who is 18 in ...
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| have legal gaurdianship-want to adopt | 5/4/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I have had my 4 year old niece since she was 13 months old.DHHR was going to terminate my sister's ...
A: You have asked a lot of questions and it is hard to answer them all My overall advice is that you ...
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| boyfriend adopting my daughter | 4/29/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I live in California, i want to know what i have to do to have my boyfriend adopt my daughter. The ...
A: You need a lawyer to adopt a child in most states. Courts usually expect you to be married before ...
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| Adopted 5 children, now there is another child | 4/24/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My question is, that my husband and I adopted our 5 children after fostering them for 2 years. We ...
A: You should speak to your workers supervisor and the childrens guardian at litem. Sadly birth family ...
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| Birthparent reunion | 4/23/2008 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
Q: I adopted my 9yr old at birth through an open adoption agency.He now knows he has a full blooded ...
A: Usually, I am inclined to support the plans made by the agency and adoptive family (yourself and ...
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| My adoptive daughter | 4/12/2008 | Terrie |
Q: my story is very long, but the question is...do I, as an adoptive Mother have the right to try to ...
A: As far as finding your daughters birthmom I am not sure that anyone will give you identifying ...
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| resending parental rights post adoption | 4/11/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: Mr. Winkler, How do I go about resending our parental rights post adoption two years. We got her ...
A: I believe the legal term for what you want to do is to "abrogate" the adoption. However, it seems ...
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| Adopting my nephew | 4/9/2008 | Terrie |
Q: I am 24 years old married with two sons ages 4 and 6. My wife is Active Duty Coast Guard. My sister ...
A: You need to talk to a lawyer and since your wife is in the military they may be able to help with ...
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| parental rights | 4/7/2008 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
Q: I am not sure if you can answer my question or not but its worth a try. I recently signed my ...
A: Jennifer. I can fully appreciate the unhappy situation you are in. Thank you for writing. As I am ...
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| Is this normal...... | 4/4/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My 19 year old adoptive son (he is our only child) would like to "see" his birth mother and I have ...
A: C.J. It is very normal for you your sons mom to have these feelings it is also normal for him to ...
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| need tep custody | 3/29/2008 | Sarah D. |
Q: i just want to know if me and my sister agree that i can have my nephew just for a little while ...
A: It's important that to protect your nephew that you let someone with legal experience draw up a ...
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| Adopting a newborn | 3/25/2008 | Terrie |
Q: A friend daughters who is 16 has a infant that she can not take care of. I am willing to take ...
A: Landy you did not state if the friends daughter wishes for someone else to raise her child and if ...
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| My husband adopting my 3 year old son | 3/24/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: I have a 3 year old son from a previous relationship, the child was born out of wedlock. His father ...
A: If your child's father is willing, it does not have to be a very costly adoption. Within the family ...
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| Adopting Sisters Baby | 3/24/2008 | Terrie |
Q: I'm a single mom, I have a 21 month girl. I'm starting college this fall. I am only 18. But my ...
A: Ashley I am sorry but I do not know a single caseworer whom would approve you to adopt. I also do ...
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| Adoption through a co-guardian | 3/20/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: I have a relative whose parental rights are being terminated soon. The grandparents have had ...
A: Unfortunately, I am not sure about co-guardianship laws as those terms do not exist in the states ...
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| A question | 3/19/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me. I have a nine month old baby girl who got taken from me from ...
A: Your questions can be answered a lot better by a lawyer. The first thing the lawyer will ask about ...
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| anything will help. | 3/19/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: First thank you for taking the time to read this and try to help me. ok! My names is Abby and i ...
A: Searching for answers around adoption issues are sensitive, emotional and sometimes challenging. If ...
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| fostering my nephew from va | 3/19/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I live in Ohio. My nephew, who has been in his grandfathers care, lives in Virginia. Yesterday, his ...
A: What you should do is to contact the local child welfare agency that handles foster care placements ...
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| NYS Criminal/Child Abuse Clearances | 3/18/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: How long are Child Abuse Clearances in effect, do they expire every year? How often do fingerprints ...
A: Simon, It is customary to need annual clearances for adoptive families because they must be ...
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| adoption | 3/17/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: I am a 19 year old female that attends school and also works.I no longer live with my parents,i have ...
A: If both parents voluntarily sign over custody to you, there will be no need to go to court to say ...
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| Can my boyfriend adopt my child? | 3/13/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: we're from Florida. my child is 9 yrs old, the biological father is not in the birth certificate, in ...
A: In order to get an accurate answer to your question, you would need to contact a local lawyer who ...
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| Custody | 3/10/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: My daughter is four years old and her dad is not on the birth certificate and she has my last name. ...
A: Although this is somewhat outside of my expertise, personal experiences have given my a little bit ...
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| Father is illegal immigrant, expecting Mom is in prison | 3/8/2008 | Terrie |
Q: Our 21 yo daughter is in SD prison for parole violation. Discovered she was pregnant shortly after ...
A: Sadly this is not your choice to make but hers, even if she does have problems she still has every ...
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| Scholarship opportunities | 3/8/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: Are there scholarship programs for adopted kids. We adopted a sibling group of 4 through Mn waiting ...
A: Yes, there are many national and state run scholarship programs for adopted children. The best ...
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| Adoption | 3/7/2008 | Terrie |
Q: I am 34 yrs of age. I was adopted when I was maybe 6 months. I also have 2 other brothers who were ...
A: There are many things to look into. Was your adoption thru an agency or thru a private adoption that ...
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| Privacy policy | 3/6/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: I know some people who are applying to adopt. He's a very abusive individual, and I want to alert ...
A: Your followup question is appearing in my pending question box, but I am most sure that I responded ...
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| is it right?? | 3/5/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: im a 16 year old girl. i was adopted but i dont know hwo many times. i have little to no ...
A: Because I do not know the particular circumstances of your adoption and why you have had multiple ...
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| i am seventeen and brother is 15 | 3/4/2008 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
Q: he lives with me at the time. i need to know can any one take him away from me and can i get custody ...
A: You are in a difficult situation. I am so sorry things are not easier for you and your brother. ...
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| how old? | 3/1/2008 | Sarah D. |
Q: do you have to be a certain age to find out information even if your not in a family? well i mean ...
A: I'm not sure how old you have to be, but I think it depends on what state you live in. Each state ...
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| can a 19 yr undocumented immigrant be adopted?? | 2/29/2008 | Terrie |
Q: my name is jodie and I'm an undocumented immigrant living in New York state! my birth mom made my ...
A: Jodie, first of all you would have to go thru this legally and your immigrant status could make ...
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| adoption | 2/28/2008 | Chandricka R. Mose, LCSW-C, LICSW, ACSW |
Q: i willingly signed temporary custody of my son to his grandparents when he was 2. i don't have a ...
A: To give you the short answer to your question, yes, they can pursue adoption without you signing ...
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| age? | 2/28/2008 | Sarah D. |
Q: im 16 years old. i was adopted 2 or 3 times. i dont know any thing aboiut my biological family. i ...
A: First, it is dangerous to post your e-mail address and full name at age 16 on the web, but that's ...
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| Adoption | 2/27/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: Unfortunate not all parents get along and some do not make it easy to see your child, even when your ...
A: I really can't give you an estimate of how long it will take for the adoption to go through. It is ...
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| Adoption | 2/27/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: Unfortunate not all parents get along and some do not make it easy to see your child, even when your ...
A: Since I am not a lawyer and laws regarding termination of parental rights differ from state to ...
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| Adoption | 2/26/2008 | Colleen |
Q: The father of my 2 year old son born out of wedlock. Has been recently incarcerated, and has not ...
A: In order to have your husband adopt your son, you would have to have the written consent of your ...
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| adopt | 2/23/2008 | Terrie |
Q: i have temp guardianship of a 11 month old but i have had her since she was a day old her mom has ...
A: Dana I thought I had answered this question but just in case I will go ahead and answer it again. ...
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| collecting adoption subsidy | 2/22/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: who or where can i report it if my X adopted mother is collecting sipends even when another family ...
A: The law and practice concerning adoption subsidy are subject to interpretation. It is possible that ...
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| step child | 2/22/2008 | Roberta Rosenberg |
Q: hello i have a 17 year old step daughter i have raised her since she was 2 years her father has ...
A: It's my understanding that since your step daughter is still a minor, you'd need permission from the ...
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| Foster care queastion | 2/20/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: My five year old sister was recently taken into custody in KS based on allegations from HER (we ...
A: You are presenting a very complicated situation and I hesitate to give more than general advice. ...
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