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| my kids adoption | 8/27/2008 | Colleen |
Q: me and my husband to be is getting married by next year and planning about he wanted to adopt my 3 ...
A: In order for your future husband to adopt your children, you would have to get the written consent ...
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| Adoption? | 8/26/2008 | Colleen |
Q: My mom is 42, she has 2 children- Me,16 and my brother, 20. My brother lives with his biological ...
A: In order for this to happen, you have to get the adults in your life to agree to this. Your mom ...
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| Appealing a decision made by the PA Interstate Compact office | 8/18/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I am the foster parent to a child from another state who has been here with me in Pennsylvania for 1 ...
A: Since I was previously a state Interstate Compact Director, I believe it is likely that the worker ...
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| Adopting through family members | 8/12/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My husband's cousin and his girlfriend are pregnant and want us to adopt the baby. We don't have ...
A: It is Not legal and immoral and if caught you could all face criminal charges Call around I am sure ...
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| Adopt sister kids | 8/9/2008 | Colleen |
Q: My Husband and I have sole legal cusitody of my sisters sons she passed away in 2002 the one is 19 ...
A: Generally, yes. Custodial rights means the person who gets the custodial rights has full custody of ...
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| Adopt sister kids | 8/8/2008 | Colleen |
Q: My Husband and I have sole legal cusitody of my sisters sons she passed away in 2002 the one is 19 ...
A: I'm not sure what your question is. Are you asking if you can adopt these boys? If so, you can as ...
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| Private Adoption | 8/8/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My husband & I live in PA. A good friend was (a pastor's wife) was approached about a young girl ...
A: It may be possible you need a homestudy and you need to follow state laws for both states on how ...
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| My adopted daughter | 8/6/2008 | Sarah D. |
Q: I'm Diane, and have two daughters my own, and my adopted daughter. My biological daughters are Star ...
A: The first problem that jumped out at me is how you quantify the origins of your daughters. You say ...
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| Adoption of my grandson | 8/4/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: My son committed suicide in January '08. His girlfriend was pregnant at the time and gave birth to ...
A: If a name is put on the birth certificate, it should be the name of your deceased son. If your son ...
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| adoption | 7/30/2008 | Terrie |
Q: I'm in foster care. I've been in it for 3 yrs, now 16. My birth mom now is wanting me back. Is hard ...
A: I hope that your open to being adopted by the foster parents you currently have now? How do you feel ...
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| Legally Adopt | 7/29/2008 | Terrie |
Q: I can no longer have kids but my husband is still capable of producing them. My sister who is ...
A: As in any situation such as this it depends on your state laws does state law allow and actually ...
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| adoption | 7/27/2008 | Terrie |
Q: I'm in foster care. I've been in it for 3 yrs, now 16. My birth mom now is wanting me back. Is hard ...
A: Alex unless your birthmom had her parental rights terminated you would still be her child. How long ...
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| Adobtion | 7/26/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My child"s father wishes to terminate his parental rights in Indiana. Can my boyfriend adopt my ...
A: Maribeth in almost every state you have to be married to someone for them to adopt your child. I ...
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| adoption | 7/25/2008 | Terrie |
Q: I'm in foster care. I've been in it for 3 yrs, now 16. My birth mom now is wanting me back. Is hard ...
A: Alex unless your caseworekr says that your birthmom has done her case plan and I mean every singl;e ...
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| adopting my niece | 7/25/2008 | Terrie |
Q: i have provisional custody of my 7 yr old niece and my husband and i want to get full permanent ...
A: Samanthaa no way to bipas the courts this must be done legally and that means following the laws and ...
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| Adoption costs | 7/23/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: My Ex girlfriends husband wants to adopt my 6 year old daughter. I have been paying child support ...
A: Mike- There are several costs involved in such an adoption: 1. The charges of the lawyer who ...
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| Resinding Parental Termination | 7/23/2008 | Colleen |
Q: How would a person go about rescinding parental termination if it is within the first 48 hours of ...
A: I'm not really sure what you are asking me. If you are saying that you signed papers to terminate ...
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| adopting my niece | 7/23/2008 | Terrie |
Q: i have provisional custody of my 7 yr old niece and my husband and i want to get full permanent ...
A: You will need the birthmom and birthdad to voluntarily relinquinsh their rights thru a lawyer you ...
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| Sign any adoption paper without proof of paternity? | 7/23/2008 | Colleen |
Q: Should I sign any adoption papers stating that I relinquish all my paternal rights if I'm unsure if ...
A: First of all, no court can subpoena you to force you to sign away your paternal rights. Second, you ...
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| Adoption costs | 7/22/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: My Ex girlfriends husband wants to adopt my 6 year old daughter. I have been paying child support ...
A: When you consent to the child being adopted, (it is also called relinquishing your paternal ...
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| getting my step son back | 7/15/2008 | Rachel |
Q: my step son who i took care of sence he was a baby got taken to a foster home and after that his ...
A: I think it would be difficult as the dad has parental responsibility for your stepson and therefore ...
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| Adopting my sister's boy | 7/15/2008 | Colleen |
Q: My sister wants to give me her 3.5 year old boy, and I want to legally adopt him. How do I begin ...
A: In order to begin an adoption process, your best bet would be to contact an adoption attorney. You ...
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| My husband wants to adopt my son. | 7/15/2008 | Colleen |
Q: me and my husband have been talking about adopting my 9 years old son for sometime now. His ...
A: You should consult an adoption attorney where you live right now. You're better off getting it at ...
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| My Niece is pregnant | 7/14/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My niece is pregnant and lives with us (in Florida). She will continue to live with us as she ...
A: I would call a lawyer to see what the laws are pertaining to adopting a family member in florida. ...
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| Adopting my baby to my brother | 7/4/2008 | Colleen |
Q: I'm about 8 months pregnant and i want to adopt my baby to my brother and his wife. They are not ...
A: It is very wise of you to realize you cannot raise a child at this time in your life. Too many ...
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| Adopting a friends baby | 7/3/2008 | Colleen |
Q: A good friend of mine is pregnant with a little girl. She has ask me to adopt her. I can't have ...
A: You want to make sure everything is done legally, so there are no repercussions in the future. The ...
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| please help me! | 6/23/2008 | Roberta Rosenberg |
Q: i am Sylvia ,20 years old.i there any way that i can get adopted by a good parents? i want to be ...
A: At age 20, the law views you, for all intents and purposes, as an adult. But that's not to say there ...
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| no birth certificate | 6/14/2008 | Rachel |
Q: I don't have a birth certificate as it has become obvious my parents never registered me. I wish to ...
A: Georgina That's good that you have been able to manage so far. Do you have a National Insurance ...
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| no birth certificate | 6/13/2008 | Rachel |
Q: I don't have a birth certificate as it has become obvious my parents never registered me. I wish to ...
A: Georgia I'm afraid this would be a serious matter in the UK and it will be difficult for you to do ...
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| Adopting our nephew | 6/9/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My husband and I have been caring for our 3 1/2 week old nephew since he was 6 days old. My sister ...
A: Melissa you and your sister need to contact a lawyer as the babies father needs to be agreeable to ...
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| My daughter's natural father was never told | 6/6/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I have made a huge mistake. I allowed my (ex-felon) husband to adopt my daughter nine years ago in a ...
A: I'm not a lawyer, but I think the fact that you withheld information regarding your daughter's ...
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| my boyfriend adopting | 6/3/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: i have 4 kids and the youngest is by my current boyfriend. We have been talking about letting him ...
A: Sometimes grandparents or aunts or uncles will be able to get payments if they adopt a child in the ...
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| Grandparents rights | 6/3/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I adopted a foster child and now five years later she is pregnant and wants my husband and I to ...
A: I am not a lawyer, so you should discuss this whole matter with a local lawyer who does adoption ...
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| help | 5/29/2008 | Rachel |
Q: my daughter is the love of my life, she is smart as a whip and spoiled and a sweet heart. but she is ...
A: Tiffany I am so glad that you have asked this question. You clearly love your daughter very much ...
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| seriously feeling bad | 5/29/2008 | Roberta Rosenberg |
Q: I have a 2 year old whom i love and adore every time i see her smiling and sleeping. however, like ...
A: I'm glad you wrote. As a mom to three kids, I know just how hard it is to do the mom thing. Doing it ...
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| my newphews | 5/29/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: my boyfriend sister has been having trouble with DHS and i want to know if his sister can give ...
A: Are there other family members who are older and who have experience in raising children, who could ...
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| my newphews | 5/28/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: my boyfriend sister has been having trouble with DHS and i want to know if his sister can give ...
A: Due to your ages, not being married and lack of parenting experience, I think it is unlikely that a ...
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| adoption | 5/27/2008 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
Q: Just found out I may be the father of a boy born two weeks ago . The mom put him up for adoption. I ...
A: Time may be of essence here, if you hope to preserve your parental rights. Thank you for writing. ...
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| seperation and anxiety | 5/26/2008 | Rachel |
Q: About 6 years ago, my oldest daughter lost all rights to her daughter. I had raised my grandchild ...
A: It sounds like you are suffering from a form of grief that has been made more difficult by the fact ...
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| My husband wants to adopt my 19 yr old son | 5/22/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I becam a mother when I was 16 yrs old. and my son Jesse was born out of wedlock - his father has ...
A: At this point in your son's life, an adoption by his step-father will be more of a symbolic thing ...
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