Can a foreign born child, who is not an orphan, be adopted by US citizens, if they have guardianship?
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Here is a link to search statutes by state for issues related to child adoption. Results will provide summaries of State statutes (and full text of laws, in some cases).\nhttp://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/search/index.cfm\n\nHope this helps. Best wishes and God bless
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Anyone born on US soil is an American Citizen. This is true in an embassy in a foreign land.\n\nIn some cases, the child would be able to have dual citizenship, but this depends of the home nation allows it. Dual citizenship (being a citizen of two nations), or dual nationality, is by far the most common type of multiple citizenship, but nothing in international law prevents anyone from establishing citizenship in more than two countries. Some countries do not recognise its citizens as having nationality of any other country, or recognise so only in certain circumstances (e.g. Japan recognises only those of underage nationals). Others may recognise as many nationalities as a citizen has.\n\n\nAccording to 8 U.S.C. §1408 it is possible to be a U.S. national without being a U.S. citizen. A person whose only connection to the U.S. is through birth in an outlying possession, (which as of 2005 is limited to American Samoa or Swains Island), or through descent from a person so born acquires U.S. nationality but not U.S. citizenship. Nationals who are not citizens cannot vote or hold elected office. However, they may live in the United States without restriction and naturalize as U.S. citizens under the same rules as other resident aliens.\n\nNot all U.S. Nationals are U.S. citizens; however, all U.S. citizens are U.S. nationals. Indeed, U.S. passports normally make no distinction between the two, mentioning only the bearer's nationality, not his citizenship.
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There is no "automatic" way to become a US Citizen unless you are 1) born in the country, or 2) born of US Citizens.\n\nEven adoptive parents have to apply for US citizenship for their children.
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laws very from state to state. i don't think you can collect support after the child was adopted because the father would have to give up his rights. when he did that he relieves his self of past payments due. most men give up there rights as a father to keep from paying child support. but i would check w/ a lawyer to be on the safe side.
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You child is entitled to the citizenship of one or both parents, depending on the rules of that or those countries.  In addition, there are a few countries that give citizenship to almost anyone born there:  Canada, France, Ireland, Panama and the US are examples, but there are a few others as well.\n\nCheck this web site:\nhttp://www.multiplecitizenship.com/
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NO, but the child has dual citizenship.\nCan choose whether to be a U.S. citizen or stay native to the country of origin.  \nCan wait to choose until 18 I believe, but takes advantage of both until then.
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Yes. When a parent naturalizes, the child under 18 automatically gets the parent's citizenship. To be on the safe side, he should consult an immigration lawyer. He needs to get a copy of his parent's naturalization document and his own birth certificate (to prove that he is still under age when the parent naturalized).
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It isn't an issue of interpretation. The constitution states explicitly "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States." That means that a person must be born in the United States to be president and also must reside in the United States for fourteen years. This completely excludes those of other countries of origin. To get this to change, there would have to be an amendment to the consitution.
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Yes! Anyone can legally adopt someone who is over the age of eighteen with their consent. I know of several instances whereby a person in their sixties adopted a son or daughter who on paper was the child of somebody else but were actually biologically theirs. I also know people who were childless and adopted a young adult unrelated to them by deed poll. You just go to a solicitor and he will do the paper work.
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The answer is yes the parent can be deported,however I think your concern is the grandchild,in the event the mother is deported,and she has custody of the child,(or parental rights were never challenged or awarded) then she could take the child with her.What you must do is petition the court to award you guardianship in the event the mother is deported,with her consent,until the deportation and immigration issues are resolved.If you do not gain her consent and garner some custodial or guardianship judgment even if temporary ,then she may take the boy with her,unless of course she willingly leaves him in your care should she be deported,which your question suggests,she may not.Naturalization of the mother and her parental rights are separate issues and unless you can show good cause,no judge is going to deny her parental or custodial rights, and she would be allowed to take her son wherever she chooses.(While she is in Jail awaiting deportation would be a great time to address the issue)That of course opens a can of worms depending on how long he is in whatever country she is deported back too.
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Great question.  One can see them being sent with their parents, but (i) can US governemnt deport its own citizens, and (ii) even if they can, does the other country have to accept them, since they may not be citizens of that new country?  I am sure the answer is out there somewhere, I just do not have it.
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If the child isnt with the mother then no the mother cannot get child support for a child shes not supporting either. The money might be sent to whoever is supporting the child yes. If they are living outside of the US it might work different I am not sure. One of the parents living in the US should have the child. Why is she living outside the US?
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No.. It is a citizen of the country where it was born.. This is a GREAT fallacy in our American system.... HOWEVER.. when the baby returns to the U.S. with its parents, it can easily be change to an American citizenship
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It sounds as if your actual citizenship, adoption and work status are questionable.  You will need to contact the court or attorney who handled your adoption. They may be able to help you trace your documents in order to get a Guatemalan Birth Certificate.  Many children in the US when adopted are issued new birth certificates listing the adoptive parents as the new birth parents. \n\nIs it possible that your adoptive parents told you that you were legal, when that was not really true? The combination of "lost documents" and the social security card with INS restrictions make it all seem suspicious.\n\nIf you ever once had citizenship then you would not need to "get" citizenship again, though you might need to replace your documents. I would start with a visit to the online US embassy, they have information and contacts regarding gaining citizenship. These contacts may be able to help you work through your paperwork step by step to get your desired result.\n\nYou can visit the local Social Security office and get a new Social Security card issued, though it is likely to still have the INS authorization restriction. \n\nYou may benefit from the services of an immigration attorney.
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Yeah, it ain't easy.  If the mother has a husband, boyfriend or even girlfriend who wants to adopt the child, you can voluntarily allow an adoption.  If the mother is agreeable, you could try to craft some sort of agreement wherein she doesn't ask for support from you.\n\nBut, in general, the state is never going to let a living parent out of his support responsibilities.  If the child goes on public assistance, the state can look to you for remuneration even if you have a private agreement not to pay support.  And if you become disbaled, that child may be able to collect social security even if you have no relationship.\n\nSo, um, accept the fact that this child is part of your family, part of your life and part of the responsibilities you accepted by your own actions.
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If you mean American children, you can check around with foster family agencies, but those orphaned kids normally go to relatives first, then foster care if there are no appropriate relatives. If you are looking to adopt a child from Iraq, I'd imagine it would be very difficult to secure the proper visas to bring the child into the US.
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this is completely legal. are you referring to Cooperative Adoption (when a contract is signed by birth parents & adopted parents to ensure that the birth parents have contact with the child)? if so, this agreement is legal in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.\n\ni wish you the best of luck!