Section: children, money
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Linda Blackwell's Comment
this is not the article I was looking for.
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I feel she should report the slacker mom to the government. She is illegally collecting welfare for the child she gave up. Report the slacker. Even if the 'new mom' doesn't get welfare benefits for raising the child, the slacker birth mother needs to stop receiving benefits for a child she gave up.
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Report her ! It's illegal what she is doing. It's called FRAUD. What kind of mother is so willing to give up her child for a man? And what a heartless man he is. Your sister is a dimwit. Take care of the boy in the meantime.
Laura's Comment
Ticked Off in Texas needs to apply for legal guardianship of the child. Then the child is her legal dependent and she can claim him as such on her income tax and any benefits acruing will come to her. If she reports her sister without having legal rights to the child, the sister could be vindictive and take him back even though she obviously doesn't love him and the child would be the loser. (Still scratching my head over this woman collecting welfare when she is remarried. Is the new husband a ne'er-do-well with no job?)
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she said govt benefits . this could be food stamps or medicaid of both. since she said she also claims him on her taxes i assume there is no welfare check. but also i assume the husband is a "ne'er-do-well with no job" also. if she goes and applies for guardianship they may take the child and give him to his Bio-Dad. so just becareful
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