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Adoption
Adoption is a legal process that creates a parent-child relationship between individuals not related by blood. Adoption entitled the adopted child to all privileges like natural child and the original parent transfers all their rights and responsibilities to the adoptive parent.
1,658 Questions
Is patricia hooks gray the biological or adopted child of ben and Frances hooks?
The Afro-American newspaper reported on July 9, 1977that Benjamin and Frances Hooks adopted his niece Patricia Hooks Gray at age twelve after her parents divorced.
Do you get to pick your child when you are going to foster?
No, you don't get to directly pick. You can say state an age range and how many kids you can care for, gender, race, medical conditions.
When you get a call, you'll get a very short list of information, and you may have very little time to decide whether to take the placement or not, especially if you get a call for a new shelter late at night. It's important that if you do take the placement, you commit to the child rather than "trying them out" ... the latter causes a lot of emotional damage because it causes them to be bounced around a lot.
You should have a list of questions ready to ask the worker when they call
- Age, gender
- race
- known abuse history
- why they are coming into care
- drug/alcohol?
- medical conditions (including hiv, cancer, etc)
- known psychological conditions, diagnosis, medication.
- behaviors; ask for specific examples. If the worker says "sexually acting out" ask for specifics about what they did; there's a big difference between pantsing someone during recess and more serious sexual perpetrating.
you should be prepared to hear "I don't know" and understand that there's only so much that the worker knows, or can tell you.
Who is considered next of kin adoptive parent or biological parent?
Adoptive parent. Once a child has been adopted, his adoptive parents are his parents, period. It is as though he had been born to them. He no longer has ANY legal relationship to his birth parents; he has no claim on them nor they on him.
What happens if foster parents want to adopt the foster child?
If the child's parents are no longer in the legal picture, then there are steps to follow in order to adopt the child. Many foster children are in foster care while their parents get education, jobs and/or get off of drugs, so the child or children are not available for adoption.
Yes, if care workers sense the child is being treated unfairly or is unhappy. They will be routinely checked.
Some foster parents are placed under surveillance if they are suspected is wrong.
How can you find your biological father?
The best way i can that you can find people is through "people finder" online. I have used this to find my relatives so i think it may be able to help you out.
Is a new birth certificate issued when your new spouse adopts your child?
No. The adoption order serves to show the relationship.
Are you still responsible for child support if you terminate your parental rights?
That is a complicated subject. Parental rights can only be terminated if there is some one to step in and fill your role as a parent, for example adoption. In this case if your child is being adopted by a family or a step parent, then you have no legal obligations to that child. Which includes child support. The answer above is completely wrong and actually does not answer your question. I am a custodial parent in Missouri. I had my daughter's biological father's rights terminated, because he failed to support her financially and morally for over six years. There was no adoption, and I am now her only legal parent. The answer to the question above is yes or no depending on the court order. You can either have your rights to your child terminated (meaning you will have no visitation or custody) or your rights and OBLIGATIONS terminated (meaning no visitation, custody, or child support payments).
It is best that the child goes to whom ever wants to take it in to raise it. If there is a dispute about it, custody can be taken to court to decide. It is up to the father to name the guardian--even if he is incarcerated. If the person accepts the job, then that is that. Anyone else who cares for the child can be part of the child's life with the permission of the named guardian, because like all parents, they have the best welfare of the child in mind.
How do you petition the court for the fostering of a family members children?
I am attempting to foster my nioeces and nephews but have been told i am not approved due to a breaking and enterinf which he commited when he was 18 which was in 1993. Yet they are with a family member who has been convicted of drug charges form 2000. I was also told if move to Caddo County instead of Custer County I could foster these children .How do I petition the court for these children?
If you have sufficient evidence that the statements she made were false, you can file an appeal. If accepted, they could investigate and if proven guilty she would be charged with perjury, or "lying under oath." This can be extremely hard to prove and the judge will most likely huff and gruff before they actually do anything about it. If it is not proven that she commited perjury during the proceedings, than you pretty much lose your case, because of your "false accusations." Judges like things quick and easy, and too much effort on their part discourages them from acting on the accusations. If your interested in more detailed answers let me know.
If your pregnant with a baby other than your husbands can you keep it from the biological father?
Unfortunately, you could probably get away with it. If a child is born inside marriage, even if it is not the husband's it is assumed it is the husbands. It will carry the husband's name and he will be responsible for all support and shelter of that child. Even if the couple ever divorce.
How much does a foster parent get paid in Texas?
Payment for up to age 2 is $652. Age 9 is $652 and up to age 16 is $652. Children in foster care spend an average of two years in each placement.
An adopted child has not right to the biological parents belongings or anything from that family. They belong to the adoptive family and can only inherit them unless the biological parent put them in his will.
Can you adopt your eighteen year old grandchild in Arkansas?
if he or she is 18, you don't have to. just get them kicked out and take them in yourself.
In Michigan how can parental rights be taken of an absent parent?
It would require a motion to the court.
In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
Where does Patrica Palloco live?
Patricia Polacco is a known author and illustrator of children's books. She was born in Michigan and has lived between there and Oklahoma most of her life.
Age restrictions of adoption and fostering?
18 years old they caint really be adopted or in a foster home
How can stepfather adopt if father terminated rights in Illinois?
You need legal counsel for this one. You should have no problem at all since the biological father terminated his rights as the father of that child. Do it legal so there is no chance of further trouble from the biological father. Termination of rights to his child doesn't mean much if he lets a few years slip by and can convince a judge that he was too young at the time, but has now matured and would like to be part of his child's life. A judge may very well grant him his wish and it's trouble for you!
Does your grandmother have to adopt you for you to live there without your mom or dad?
No, your parents can see to that she gets custody of you.
With limited information it is possible to locate biological parents/grandparents via the internet at such sights as adoption.com. Look for reunion registries through which you can find biological parents if they want to be found.
