if my sister abandoned her son to me can i receive receive any type of benifits to take care of him?
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You can take her to court for child support.
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Check with your local Social Security office.  There are sometimes benefits available for children with absentee parents.  I don't know if incarceration counts or not.
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Call CPS (child welfare) anonymously and ask them what would be best.  \n\nYou can ask to be emancipated.  Your brother can apply to be your guardian.   You can report your father to the police or call child welfare and then ask to be placed with your brother. \n\n\nHere's info on emancipation.  I also have links below for guardianship and free legal help.\n\nGood luck.  Remember, don't let the bad influences around you drag you down.  Put yourself first and strive for your best.\n\nQuoting Florida Statutes, Section 743.015 - Disabilities of nonage; removal.\n(1) A circuit court has jurisdiction to remove the disabilities of nonage of a minor age 16 or older residing in this state upon a petition filed by the minor's natural or legal guardian or, if there is none, by a guardian ad litem.\n\n(2) The petition shall contain the following information:\n\n(a) The name, address, residence, and date of birth of the minor.\n\n(b) The name, address, and current location of each of the minor's parents, if known.\n\n(c) The name, date of birth, custody, and location of any children born to the minor.\n\n(d) A statement of the minor's character, habits, education, income, and mental capacity for business, and an explanation of how the needs of the minor with respect to food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and other necessities will be met.\n\n(e) Whether the minor is a party to or the subject of a pending judicial proceeding in this state or any other jurisdiction, or the subject of a judicial order of any description issued in connection with such pending judicial proceeding.\n\n(f) A statement of the reason why the court should remove the disabilities of nonage.\n\n(3) If the petition is filed by the natural or legal guardian, the court must appoint an attorney ad litem for the minor child, and the minor child shall be brought before the court to determine if the interest of the minor will be fully protected by the removal of disabilities of nonage. The attorney ad litem shall represent the child in all related proceedings.\n\n(4) If the petition is filed by the guardian ad litem or next friend, service of process must be perfected on the natural parents.\n\n(5) If both parents are not jointly petitioning the court for the removal of the disabilities of nonage of the minor, service of process must be made upon the nonpetitioning parent. Constructive service of process may be used, provided the petitioning parent makes an actual, diligent search to discover the location of, and provide notice to, the nonpetitioning parent.\n\n(6) The court shall consider the petition and receive such evidence as it deems necessary to rule on the petition. If the court determines that removal of the disabilities of nonage is in the minor's best interest, it shall enter an order to that effect. An order removing the disabilities of nonage shall have the effect of giving the minor the status of an adult for purposes of all criminal and civil laws of the state, and shall authorize the minor thereafter to exercise all of the rights and responsibilities of persons who are 18 years of age or older.\n\n(7) The court shall consider the petition and, if satisfied that the removal of the disabilities is in the minor's best interest, shall remove the disabilities of nonage; and shall authorize the minor to perform all acts that the minor could do if he or she were 18 years of age.\n\n(8) The judgment shall be recorded in the county in which the minor resides, and a certified copy shall be received as evidence of the removal of disabilities of nonage for all matters in all courts.
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since your family i would try to work out a solution. Do you really want to sue your sister? i hope not. i would ask her to return the ps2 nicely. if she doesn't, then i would go to your parents and ask them for help. since you are under 18 you *technically* don't own anything. it belongs to your parents. i would just try to reason with her and work something out.
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Ok you need to contact the VFW in your area it should be in the telephone book. Talk to them they will be able to advise you on where to go for help with the benefits. You should take him to your local Department Human Services to get food stamps and they may be able to supplement  some of his income for certain bills only. Look on his heart medication bottle and call the pharmacy ask them if the maker of that drug has a program that could help your uncle. If not they can lead the way to a program.
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The child's father is obligated, I recently got back into touch with my older son and his mother has told me she has not recieved any money, thouu I have been paying through the nose, can't get any kind of license(hunting, fishing, business, et c.), I cannot get a passport and have been screwed constantly. If you have been on state assistance, he is paying that. If not, you need to report to DSHS and let them know you are not getting help. Also whoever adopts your son gets total responsibilty! Will be responsible for thee child financially for the rest of his natural life, think hard about this. Further more, quit yer bitchin'! I have never once heard of a man say he's not getting child support. You panty droppers wanted equality, fcuken take it! You created that child, you chose the man, you either take the responsibilty or give him to his father, you CANNOT have it both ways!
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I don't know about LA but in WI and IL they can if the mother is receiving any type of assistance for the child  i.e. medical assistance, food stamps etc..They are trying to find a person who can be finacially responsible as opposed to the state funding another child.
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Depends on State Law of the State you are in. But most states have a in testate clause (means without a will) that has a heirarchy of hiership, and yes your deceased siblings children would be intitled to that part he&#92;she would have recieved if still alive. Go to WWW.STATE.(whatever state you are in).org and there should be a link to state legislature.
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There is a loop hole in the Benefit Law which will allow the family income support while his partner is pregnant and then after the birth he will have to claim job seekers. But the wife's/partner's doctor will have to say he  needs to be with her while she is pregnant. As an ex benefits officer, I used to think, why not work like the rest of us, if both of the couple are well.\nThey would also be entitled to housing benefit and community charge.\nIf he is going to stay at home I hope his partner will go to work and support the family!\nPeople who do not work just because they are lazy need to be ashamed that they are taking tax payers money for sitting on their ar5e!\nOnce the baby is born they are entitled to child benefit and child tax credit  he will have to call 0800 882200 or 0845 3003938 (If your brother already has a child with his wife/partner, once the new baby comes along it will be a change of circumstances and he will need to call 0845 3003900) whether he is working or not!\nIf he considers himself to be on low wages he can also claim help with health costs which pays for dentist and prescreptions for himself and the whole family, he will need a form called a HC1 he can obtain this by calling 0845 8501166.\nWhile he is also working he can claim working tax credit call 0845 3003900.\nHope this helps
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yes you can go to welfare and ask them what to do you. they will help you find a house that is affordable to you get food stamps if you need them and cash if you need that and they also have other resources that you can ask them about.
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Yes you can.  I hope in your case there is already a Support Order in place.  In spite of the fact that you've been emancipated, you can sue for the arrearages. I say go for it!!!  :)\n\nBest regards!
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all you can do is reassure your mum that this is what your sis wants, she is looking for a new life elsewhere, tell her that the perks are....a free holiday, when my son joined the forces i cried my leg off for weeks, i missed him so much, and still do but he;s making a man out of himself serving for his country and he loves every minute of it, since he was 9 he always wanted to join up, and he studied hard to get where he is todayeven though he is only 19, just be there for your mum, i know how hard it is to let one of my kids go, but your sis knows what she wants and you and your mum should be happy for her, once your sis has gone your mum will be fine, theres lots of ways to contact her now, technology gives us the ability to do so....give her a hug from me too, i know how hard it is to let the kids fly the nest, bless her and you, and your sister,
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Unless she is seriously a bad mother and you can prove it.  You are probably not going to do well with this.  The only way I could see this working would be to take the kid and leave the country.  It's a bit drastic, but otherwise you'll just have to accept that the boy will live with his mother, probably as he should.  You can visit and try to stay connected, while you pay child support.
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No I haven't but (it sounds like its a friend) and it sounds like she can get help through a pro-bono place , or a low income based legal services . YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED  at what some places consider LOW INCOME . My sisters husband brings home at least $400.00 a wk (in winter) and at least $600.00 a wk. in summer , and they have a 3 person household . They get approx. $46,000 a year bring home and they get help from W.I.C , Daycare Asst. , food excetra . So tell her - or help her , find those services .
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Patricia--if you're disabled and raising two children (not your own?) you should apply for every service your county has to offer you--ie food stamps, medical assistance, care taker supplements or cash aid, if available in your state.  The state will be compelled to collect partial repayment from the father (and mother if these are not your children.)  You won't have to wait for a deadbeat to pay--the state sends you the aid and collects partial repayment.  Your child should also be eligible for benefits off your social security if you haven't been collecting that already.  After you've applied for EVERYTHING your eligible for THEN go to your child support office and give them any information you have on the children's father (and mother).  If you do have an order for support and he is only making partial payments he still owes you that money.  Agencies are reluctant to take people who are 'making an effort' back to court because it encourages those who REALLY are trying to quit.  If he is just gaming the system--demand your case be enforced and he be taken back to court and held in contempt.\n\nGood luck!
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Unfortunately, this is a very common problem.  Don't write off your other siblings just yet, but take a little time to establish exactly what the situation is.  There are usually 5 basic reasons why siblings won't help.  \n1.  They have a poor relationship with the parent who needs care.  \n2.  They have a poor relationship with you.  \n3.  They don't really understand how serious the problem is.  \n4.  They have serious problems in their own life and just can't help.\n5.  They just don't care (unusual).\n\nContact your nearest geriatric social worker (if you don't know how to do this, ask at your local health centre) and ask for a needs assessment for your parent and a provisional care plan.  This puts the care problems in black and white and deals with issue 3.  \n\nNext, call a family meeting if possible, and give them all the information you have gathered.  If you and your siblings have fallen out, ask your social worker or someone unbiased from outside the family to chair the meeting and make sure it doesn't turn into a shouting match.  If you think a meeting wouldn't work, ask this unbiased person to approach each sibling individually and make sure they understand the facts.  \nIf the siblings have a problem with your parent, emphasise that they need to help YOU.  \nIf they have a problem with you, emphasise that they need to help your PARENT.\nOnce everyone has a clear picture of the problem, establish what each person is able, or willing, to take responsibility for.  If they can't give time to care for your parent and give you a break, they can give money to pay for a professional carer or they can cook a meal once or twice a week to free you from that chore or clean the house, do the laundry, once a week etc etc.  It's really amazing how much a small, practical piece of help can lift some weight off your shoulders.\nTry, also, to listen to your siblings and take on board their views on the situation.  They don't live with the parent, so they don't know what it's like for you.  But equally, you are perhaps too close to the situation to have a true perspective on it and they may have some valuable insights to give you.  \nFinally, if the deal is basically that you will look after the parent because you will inherit the house or money, then you have to reduce your expectations of what your siblings should do - that's life and that's the deal.\nIf none of this works with your siblings, take every bit of help that social services can give you, find out what's available and pester them until you get it - be polite but persistent.  \nMake use of any networks around you - neighbours, your parent's friends who are still active, church or social clubs your parent belongs to or belonged to - any of these may be able and willing to 'granny-sit' your parent for an hour or two and let you get some 'me' time, or they may give some other practical help.\nI'm speaking from hard personal experience.  I looked after my mother for seven years until her death.  She had dementia and was wheelchair-bound and incontinent for the last four years.  There were many times when I felt so lonely, tired and hopeless.  There were also many, many rows with my siblings - especially at the start - but with clear and open communication we managed to work it out and in the end it made our family closer.  It's a long hard road to help someone down the road to their ending, but it's also a gift and a privelege and I wouldn't change those seven years for anything - it's when I really became an adult.  Good luck, and remember that you don't have to be the perfect daughter, you just have to do your best and take all the help and all the breaks you can get.
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GO TO THE DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND APPLY YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE BIT BUT THE WORK FOR YOUR SON'S WELLBEING WILL NOT HURT YOU