| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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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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| Adopting our 9 yr old Grandaughter | 2/19/2008 | Terrie |
Q: Last July 5th we were granted full guardianship of our 9 yr old granddaughter. Her mother is a ...
A: You need to talk to a lawyer I have never heard of getting to adopt just because your guardians for ...
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| Stepchild adoption | 2/18/2008 | Roberta Rosenberg |
Q: My husband has a son from a previous marriage in Venezuela. (He and his son are living with me now.) ...
A: Yes, you will need to legally adopt your husband's son and will most likely need an attorney to do ...
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| Adopting my niece | 2/16/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: I have had temporary custody of my niece since she was 4 months old. She is now 2yrs old. She ...
A: If the father has not been living with the child or provided financial support, it is highly ...
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| adoption | 2/11/2008 | Colleen |
Q: My ex girlfriend is pregnant. She says she is going to run off to another state and give the baby ...
A: The first thing you need to do is contact an attorney. He or she can protect your interests. Your ...
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| interesting situation | 2/5/2008 | Alice Allen, Rev (ULC) |
Q: My birthmom and I share a good friendship, since our reunion. I am also in occasional contact with ...
A: Donja. Yes, yours is an interesting situation. Thank you for writing. As it seems important to your ...
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| boyfriend adopting my daughter | 2/5/2008 | Terrie |
Q: ..i don't so much know my daughter's father and my boyfriend, who has been her father since she was ...
A: Jessica, you need to talk to a lawyer to get first the biological fathers rights terminated then to ...
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| Where To Start? | 2/5/2008 | Colleen |
Q: A little history, I have 3 sons 14, 12, 4 and a 7 yr. old girl. I have PCOS and for the past 3 ...
A: There are many avenues you can explore for adoption. If you want a baby, your options are limited ...
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| Adoption tax credit | 1/31/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: My question is whether or not I can take a credit on the expenses that I have already acrued in my ...
A: However, you should go to irs.gov and look up the bulletin on the Adoption Tax Credit. That site ...
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| Clearances for Interstate Compact | 1/31/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: The child I would like to foster to adopt (once parental rights are terminated) is from PA. I live ...
A: gov. You can get reimbursed up to about $11,000 total based on any expenses related to adopting the ...
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| Clearances for Interstate Compact | 1/30/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: The child I would like to foster to adopt (once parental rights are terminated) is from PA. I live ...
A: the people in the NYS Compact office are correct in insisting that you have the clearances done in ...
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| adopt, custody, guardianship??? | 1/28/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: ok here it goes. my ex fiancee has a two year old daughter that I have been in her life before birth ...
A: Chris- Based on what you indicated, there is nothing that can be done to force your ex-fiancee to be ...
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| adopt, custody, guardianship??? | 1/28/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: ok here it goes. my ex fiancee has a two year old daughter that I have been in her life before birth ...
A: it is highly unlikely that you would have a chance of gaining any custody of the child in this case. ...
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| Adopting sisters baby | 1/28/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My sister in law gave birth to a child in August. She has drug problems, among other things. She ...
A: Alot depends on state laws most only give the birthparents a specific amount of time after they sign ...
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| How can we help our nephew? | 1/28/2008 | Peter C. Winkler, CSW |
Q: My husbands sister had a baby in Nevada a couple of weeks ago and my husband was called and asked if ...
A: I am glad that you are trying to find a good home for your sister-in-law's baby. I would strongly ...
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| Adopting sisters baby | 1/24/2008 | Terrie |
Q: My sister in law gave birth to a child in August. She has drug problems, among other things. She ...
A: Nita alot depends on which state you live in as well as does your sister also live in your state? ...
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