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:grr: MY COUSIN IS ABOUT TO HAVE A CHILD APRIL 20TH IS THE DUE DATE, SHE DOES NOT WANT THE BABY AND ASKED ME TO TO TAKE HER AND CARE FOR HER. SHE LIVES IN SC AND I LIVE IN NYC. IM TOLD THAT I CAN JUST TAKE THE BABY WITH WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FROM HER TO NYC SO THAT I CAN RAISE HER. NOW MY QUESTION..........CAN I BE A FOSTER MOM TO HER? MY COUSIN IS GIVING UP ALL RIGHTS TO ME. DO DSS HAVE TO GET INVOLVED? HOW CAN I GO ABOUT GETTING A CHECK TO HELP ME CARE FOR HER? DO I GO THROUGH FOSTER CARE? HOW? :grr: I REALLY NEED SOME ADVICE ON THIS. THE FATHER WAS A ONE NIGHT STAND WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS JUST PASSING THROUGH TOWN...SHE DONT KNOW HIS REAL NAME OR WHERE HE'S FROM..... PLEASE HELP ME
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Youre talking about Kinship care [url=http://www.abanet.org/child/kinshipcare.shtml]KINSHIP CARE LEGAL RESEARCH CENTER[/url] Here's something about SC specific kinship care: [url=http://www.childwelfarepolicy.com/pages/map.cfm?map=true&tab=2&curtab=&id=368&type=&stype=policy&state=SC]SC Kinship Care Policies Private Kin Arrangements State involvement in private kin arrangements[/url] We're doing something similiar, except we got involved after DCYF pulled the child. We work through the DCYF in her state We had to do a ICPC (interstate compact) which is the agreement between both states to move a kid into a new jurisdiction
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You follow the laws in her state. It would be considered a domestic adoption, which wold require an icpc as you are crossing state lines. I would suggest finding a lawyer in her state who specializes in adoptions. hey will help the process actually (and this is why you need a lawyer) according to an oregon goverment web site, you wouldn't need an icpc.. but that doesn't wound right. [url=http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/children/fostercare/pages/icpc.aspx]Foster Care Interstate Compact for placement of children (ICPC)[/url] here is california's rules [url=http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/pg1316.htm]ICPC[/url]
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I have a cousin wanting to adopt her baby out and we offered to adopt the baby she said yes what is the process that we would have to go through? I am from CA and my cousin is from OR. Thanks for the help.