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 Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject: Custody of an 8 yo |
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Ok, lets say the parents of an eight year old girl die. She's got an older brother who's nineteen. Would he be able to legally have custody if there where no other relatives capable?
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe!
Which country, providence, and time setting is this in? |
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(Not sure where in the US exactly, maybe WA?) |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| I think. The age for an older sibling to take over id either 18 or 21. I'm not 100% sure though. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, but there would have to be a trial to determine the competency of the brother and discuss possible other options for the best interest of the child. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| O.O Seriously. I'm nineteen, and I know that I--and most of my friends--wouldn't be capable of supporting and raising an eight-year-old on my own. |
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First of all, here's a cool trick to get good answers on this: e-mail your local congressman. Go to house.gov to find out who it is then e-mail him or her. Don't tell them it's for research; tell them you just need to know the information. I do this a lot to my congressman, and I usually receive a response within a few weeks. They'll do anything to get your vote! I just don't tell him I'm only 16
However, I believe write_me is right, although it will depend on your jurisdiction. For some areas, it will be 18, others it could be 21 or even 25 perhaps. A court though will always take into account the capacity of the potential guardian; that is, their level of responsibility and financial income. If said 19 year old was a college student, then the likelihood is no. But if said 19 year old had a steady job, an apartment, and no criminal history, then the answer would probably be yes. |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| It also depends on what the parents had decided. In my mother's will, if she dies and my brother is 18, he gets custody of me, even though he is only three years older than me. She could have picked someone else, though. |
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