Recent content by Heatherstoytime

Thank you for all your advice, it is certainly helpful. I know I would qualify for foster care. I hold a daycare lic for my home which means my DHS is clear of course. She has her own room and with me gets to do all the things a normal 9 year old girl does. I do fear however like you say...

I am having a hard time finding Minnesota's laws on that. I had heard something like that before which is why I was under the impression that after x amount of month's I would be smooth sailing with all of this. I am seeing that after almost 2 years, it's not so smooth.

I did read the website. There is a OFP on the father so he cannot have contact with the child until she is 13 and he wouldnt anyway. The court did say with the OFP we wouldnt need his signature but I do need the moms. She acts like its no big deal and wants her to travel but never seems to...

Thank you, that was very helpful. I am just stuck, I don't want to get into thousands of dollars in atty fees and drag this out. I can file her on my tax return, I can medically insure her, feed, clothe and everything else but yet I cannot go to the court house and get her birth certificate or...

I spoke to the SS office and found out that it is considered fraud to receive SS benefits for a child not in your care. That just so happens to be exactly what the mother has been doing for the past 2 years.

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How is the mother entitled to the SS checks. They are for the daughter and come in the daughters name. The parents were never married. If the Mother is not supporting the child why is she entitled to the money for the child?

A former friend and I met in college. We used to have a good friendship but not so much anymore. She has a daughter and I used to have the daughter live with me in the summer starting at the age of 5. The summer the child turned 7 the mother decided that it would be best for the child remaine...