I was seperated from the navy cuz my fiance had my son so they sepd me for depression can i change a re4?
An RE-4 will never be changed for a mental health - related discharge. Depression is an automatic disqualifier for service. You are permanently disqualified from ever serving in the Armed Forces again. Sorry.
How can we adopt a child?
I don't know of any government sponsored loan programs, but there is an Adoption Tax Credit. Currently, the credit is for about $13,500 and is fully refundable. This means you can get a tax refund for the amount of your adoption related expenses or $13,500, whichever is less. It is a fully refundable credit, so you will get the refund even if you have $0 tax liability. The only catch is that it is currently set to expire at the end of this year. Since it would be next to impossible for you to complete an adoption by the end of the year, you won't get to take this credit as it currently stands; however, there is a chance it could be extended beyond the end of the year and then you could take it in the year you complete your adoption. Even if the current credit is not extended, it is set to be replaced by a $6,000 non-refundable credit. This means you could get a tax refund for your adoption related expenses or $6,000, whichever is less. The only catch is this new credit is not refundable, meaning you cannot get back more than your total tax liability for the year. However, you can carry forward the unused portion of the credit for up to 5 years. Also, since you are willing to adopt an older child, foster care adoptions may be a good option for you. Adopting from foster care is free or very close to free (under $500). Depending on where you live, there may even be infants available. I adopted 2 newborns and a toddler from foster care, so it does happen. And many adopted foster children (in some states ALL adopted foster children) qualify for free medical care and a monthly adoption assistance payment through age 18. This makes foster care adoptions "better than free!"
My fiancé and I are about to embark on the process of adopting a child on the autism spectrum, do you have any words of wisdom?
As the mother of a severely autistic kid, I can say that he is a lot better behaved than children who don’t have autism (some of whom might even be older than him), he is very respectful and obedient.The problems include: he still needs a lot of care. It’s not out of the ordinary for your kid to be 12 and still need help brushing his teeth or other hygiene issues. He has no interest in learning new things, even if he’s capable of doing it. So you feel like you almost have to force him to learn things like math or writing. It’s not out of the ordinary for them to be brilliant at some things and just NOT BE INTERESTED in doing anything with that talent.You have to work harder on keeping them active. Again, not being interested in things means a lot of them have no problem with lying in bed all day and you have to take them outside just to get them moving.After all of this, other people (especially religious people for some reason) will judge you harshly and insist that god is angry at you and punishing you by making you care for a disabled child. You will have family members who might not ever meet your child because they don’t want a “sick” kid in their home and you might not be welcome at church. You also have to be more patient with strangers who try to give you bullshit advice (people might advise you to beat your kid to get them to talk or “cure” them by rubbing castor oil on their stomach… NOT KIDDING!).In short, the kids themselves are pleasant, usually quiet unless really excited, but you have to almost do the work for them in finding interesting things for them to do (and no guarantee that they will be interested even then), and it’s the non-autistic people who are going to give you a hard time.
How would my fiance go about adopting my daughter?
I would recommend that you first marry. You do not want to be in a position of your fiance having legally adopted and then back out of the marriage. You would want a lawyer, who practices family law and knows adoption law intimately, handle your adoption. The specifics do vary between states. In the meantime, encourage both your daughter and fiance to talk about how they fee about each other. You want to be certain that adoption is best for your daughter. Not only is she needing to adapt to a man who is now in your life, but to a man who could become her dad. If your daughter has not grieved the loss of her father, especially if he is alive, she may have a difficult time accepting this man in that role. You do not want her having to choose between fathers.Good luck in your upcoming marriage and in creating a new family.
Do I need a lawyer for my husband to adopt my son (his stepson)? His biological father abandoned him since he was 6 months old and still won't consent.
I am a certified adoption attorney in my state of Michigan. Parents have constitutional rights to their children. An adoption is the termination of parental rights, which are constitutionally protected and and the creation of new parental rights. There are usually three types of adoption, a direct placement adoption where the parties are not related by blood or marriage. The family adoption where the parties are related to the child by blood or marriage, and then the step parent adoption where a person wants to adopt the child of their spouse.In a step parent adoption, there is the issue of whether or not the parent whose rights are sought to be terminated as been paying child support and if they have had contact with their child. In a termination of parental rights proceedings, it is an issue of fact whether the parent whose rights are sought to be terminated have regularly and substantially have paid child support and had substantial contact with the child [ren] to prevent the termination of their parental rights.Before a court can terminate the parental rights of a parent, that parent has a right to a trial, AND he/she will be granted a court appointed attorney to defend his/her constitutional rights.In short, absolutely you need an attorney.
I am getting married and my fiance is adopted by his grandmother. Mother/Son Dance Song?
Any traditional Mother/Son song would be great. I DJ and have a website full of song suggestions if you'd like. Visit: http://www.sounddynamix.com/page7.html Good Luck and Congrats!
If I adopt a boy/son would he be Mahram for me and/or my daughters?
1) Adoption is allowed in Islam.2) However, changing the family name of the adopted child is not allowed.3) If the child was two years old or less and was also breast fed directly by the adoptive mother for at least a day and a night (or fifteeen times consequently), then the child will become mahramto the new family—hijâb won't be necessary.4) If the child was not breast fed as mentioned above, then he or she will remain non-mahram to the new family.5) Adoption does not give the adopted child a right to inherit the estate of the adoptive parents; nor does it deprives him or her from inheriting the estate of the real parents. (However, the adoptive parents have the option of writing up to one-third of their estate for their adopted child.)