ICPC

Question: Does anyone know what happens when you have a ICPC home-visit? I am workning with Mississippi DHS/CASA/Youth Court to get my children back home with me in Nevada. The judge says I have to have ICPC recomend that my children be placed with me before Aug of this year. I'm nervous because I dont know how to be a "perfect" parent. How do I prove to them that I can be a stable,responsable parent to my children especially when my children are thousands of miles away?

Answer: the fact of the matter is, you don't try to be who you aren't. You show your home and your life in the light that it it actually is - in other words - you be honest. No parent is perfect. If you try too hard, they will know you are not being truthful about your homelife and how you cunduct yourself and it will only be a hinderance rather than a help.

Question: how was it during you wate for ICPC to go threw? Im wanting to hear from people who did out of state adoptions.How was you experance and how long did it take?

Answer: I have not heard of the term ICPC - but I believe what was referred to as the Interstate Compact for us - is the same thing. We adopted in NJ - we live in PA. Everyone had us terrified about the Interstate Compact and how long it would take. We were told it could take up to 2 weeks maybe even longer. The reality is that it took a week for us. We signed paperwork on a Thursday and by the following Thursday the interstate compact paperwork was approved and we could bring our child home. Good luck to you.

Question: Whom is suppose to transport the child state to state to live with an relative caregiver via ICPC? child is in custody of north dakota child will be sent to florida does relative caregiver have to pick up the child? or does social worker transports?

Answer: Either one can do it. Here are the benefits of either outcome. 1. If the relative caregiver picks up the child (s)he demonstrates through her efforts how much she cares about the child. 2. If the social worker most familiar with the case takes the child (s)he will get a chance at a first hand observation of the new surroundings and the interactions within the new surroundings.

Question: who pays to transport a child from state to state when a child is placed via ICPC? Sending state: North Dakota Receiving stae: Florida Relative: grandma Interstate compact on placement of children child in foster care now

Answer: I would assume that the sending state has responsibility for expenses of the child. The receiving state will only be providing "courtesy supervision" on behalf of the sending state, in accord with ICPC. For a definitive and authoritative answer, I'd check with the ICPC coordinator at your state's Division of Child Welfare

Question: ICPC question- Interstate Compact for Placement of Children...? If an ICPC is filed does that mean that placement is likely? I received a call yesterday telling me that they are going to file an ICPC this week so that when the judge orders it they can place the child with us in our home. So I'm just wondering- do they do this all the time just in case or must they be certain that they will be placing the child with us? The child welfare agency was not very clear & seemed very rushed so they did not explain very well- I'm just looking for more insight. Thank you~

Answer: Yes that does mean that placement is in the works. You have to have a ICPC when you take a child out of state. If your not adoption then when you go out of state then you have to file for one to. I hope your not one of these adopted couples that are jumping states in order for the natural father not to know where his child is going to be born this is what a lot of adoption agencies are doing sick.

Question: Who does the post placement visits required by the state? So when you are a party in an independant adoption that is being handled with just the current parent and the adoptive parent and the lawyers who does the post-adoption placement visits. I know the attorney takes care of the ICPC but in the 6 month wait, KY requires a least 1 post placement visit. Do I consult an agency just for this visit, can the attorney do it, or what? I am very new to this side of adoption and know that it is going to move very fast. Thanks in advance

Answer: The social worker who did your home study will do the post placement.

Question: Trying to find housing for adoption stay? Hello everyone, My husband amd I will be staying in Philly in September when we come pick up our baby. We have to stay for at least a week (maybe 2) for ICPC rules. Does anyone know of any extended stay type place that gives discounts to adoptive parents?

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Question: Can a fosterparent obtain DeFacto parent status in Washington state? We are hoping to adopt our current fosterchild who has been in our home over a year (since birth) In another state lives a relative who has an approved ICPC. This relative has only met this child once when he was 8 months old-they have no relationship. We are concerned that he will movewhen his birth mothers rights have been terminated to this relative. This child is very bonded to our family and we fear the trauma such a move would cause to him. I don't know our options at this point since the federal law of having a child in his permenant placement if out of home 15out of 22 month is not inforced. Any and all positive advise is welcomed ThankYou!

Answer: As long as the child has a blood relative that is willing to take custody, its unlikely that you would be granted DeFacto parent status unless you can petition the court and show cause why that relatives home would not be a suitable environment. Arguing "bonding" wont get you anywhere. A child that small will adapt very quickly to a new home. Most people do not remember anything prior to age 3. The trauma you fear is your own ....

Question: Getting Married In Kansas when your in Foster Care? I'm in foster care in Nebraska but i live here in Kansas thru an ICPC... I will be 18 this summer...the legal age for marriage in Kansas...but not for Nebraska (where its 19) can i still get married here?

Answer: If you have a legal residence established in Kansas and have an ID showing you as a Kansas resident and plan to be married and file a marriage license in Kansas, then you only have to meet Kansas requirments. Application Requirement: Applicant must be the bride or groom. Both applicants need not be present. Applicant must swear under oath: • The applicants are not related (i.e.1st cousin or closer). • The applicants have no spouse. (If divorced, decree must be filed over 30 days ago.) • The applicants know of no other reason why they should not be legally married. Waiting Period: 3 business-days. Fees: $50 fee and a $25 judicial branch surcharge payable in cash or money order only. Money orders should be payable to "Clerk of the District Court". The money is non-refundable. Blood Tests: No blood test requirement. Under 18: Any applicant who is under age 18 must have either: • Notarized, written consent of all then living parents and legal guardians OR • Notarized, written consent of one parent or legal guardian and consent of a district court judge. (K.S.A. 23-106) • Identification number (usually social security number) • Applicants are of the opposite sex. Both parties age 18 or older -- no consent requirements

Question: I am a 2nd year engineering (CS) student... help me? I am going to 2nd year computer science and engineering. I think i have wasted my first year. I did not learn anything besides the syllabus. I want to learn a lot before leaving... people, please give me some advice... what should i learn... what books should i read... what (like programming/doing some projects) should i be doing instead of wasting precious time... i want to win some programming contests(like acm icpc) also, at least at the regionals... Computer geniuses!! give me some advice!!

Answer: Go for courses like C + + (object oriented programming). Go for Java, embedded systems, networking. these courses will prepare u for a good career by providing the adequate skills required in present times. Wish you all the best.

Question: Urgent Help Needed: Trying to Foster 2 month old Nephew? Hi Everyone, I hope someone will be able to help. My hubby and I are trying to get his 2 month old nephew from the Bronx, NY. His sis (the Mom of the baby) is on drugs really heavy and the child was born positive to this and taken away from her at birth. She is not showing any interest in rehab or in the child. She has had 4 other children that have been taken away from her in the past. The baby was put on medication and is doing much better now, he is also living with a foster Mom in the Bronx NY. My hubby and I reside in Georgia and have to go through the whole ICPC process. The next court date for the child is in June. We are trying to search out all resources to find out how we can get him in June. The child agency does not return any of my phone calls. I was told by the Albany ICPC to have the agency file for Relative Placement under a Reg. 7, while also filing for Fostering Custody. What this means is that the agency, ICPC New York and ICPC Georgia has 20 days to finish the paperwork. However, I would be responsible for all financial & medical expenses for the child until our home and us was GA foster care approved. Again, no one is returning my call to even tell them this new information. Another suggestion I received was to file for temp. custody, but with this I wouldn't receive any financial help from the state. I'm doing everything on my end to start the fostering process (i.e., fingerprinting, criminal background and etc.) however we have to take a 20 hour fostering training that doesn't start until June. At this point I'm just fed up and frustrated and at a lost of what to do. Again, my objective is to have him home in Atlanta in June after the court date. I just don't know how to make this happen and I feel so helpless. The little guy has been through so much already. Please help.

Answer: you need a good lawyer, contact the Cochrane firm

Question: Why does India do poorly in programming contests? If you see the results of highly prestigious international programming contests such as the ACM ICPC or the IOI, India does very very poorly. The highest rank we have secured so far in ACM ICPC is a mere 29, way back in 2001. We even do very poorly in TopCoder matches. I wonder why this is so, considering the fact that we "supposedly" have top notch schools such as IITs / IIITs / BITS / Delhi University / BIT Mesra....

Answer: We have very rigid educational system and we have to be only good enough to 'score' high. Even at IITs it is not important if you are a good programmer or not. More important is how you are doing overall. Also, we like to enjoy life and do not indulge much into a single thing like many other people do.

Question: Family Rights with adoption? I'm trying to adopt my nephew but the foster care would rather my nephew stay with his foster mother then with family. Ive been trying to fight this case and i have a long way to go. Stikes against me are that i dont have the training like his foster mother, and that I work. some foster parents dont work because I feel they just sit around and collect government checks me I work Im just trying to raise my nephew but they judge me because they feel like I havent had him for 2 yrs by me living in a different state is why my nephew has been in foster care so long due to the ICPC long process so they feel he doesnt know me hes currently 4 now. Ive know him since he was 2 then i moved out of state and hes been with his foster mother for 2 yrs. Im his family i feel its right that family raises him not a foster home. Im not in it for the money I just want my nephew but theres so many strikes the state says would be the reason to them that they feel he would be better off with his foster care mother which is. Shes home with home 24/7...Duh cus she quit her job like i said before to collect her foster care check..and also she was a nurse which she knows how to care for his needs I can get training also just like her, I'm his blood. Then they asked me since im a single woman how would i raise him by myself? What would be my support system. I look at the situation like if he was my own child and I was to have a child in 9 months with the same condition as my nephew i would have to adjust my life and do what mothers do to raise there children? What are family rights with situations like this i feel they are being biased with my age and my finances and me being single. Also what I found out is adopting children or being a foster parent is much easier then trying to get a relative through interstate compact...which is so wrong hes my family im not trying to collect foster pay checks liek most ppl but family rights are put through much more then just being a foster parent and for both of the two comments I LIVE IN A DIFFERENT STATE. so when they took him i tried to step in but they said it doesnt work that way until the biological gets her self together and build a relationship back with her child then if that fails family is the next step. my sister rights were cancelled a month ago and i am currently going through the process right now. i wanted him to come into my home when they took him but by me living in a totally different state they wouldnt allow it. so as time passed its now 2 yrs......and he built a relationship with his foster parent during the time. and duirng the time no one was able to see him but his mother not even his other sibligns so how coudl i have build any relationship then when it was impossible so i am doing what i need to do now and they knew of me but couldnt proceed because of me living in a different state they wanted to keep everythign at home based. And like i said before doing i did my research adn its not easy ONCE AGAIN IM TAKEN EVERY EFFORT AND CLASSES AND STEPS AND REARRANGING. LIKE I STATED BEFORE ITS BEEN 2 YRS BECAUSE IM IN A DIFFERENT STATE AND THE STATE HE LIVES IN DIDNT WANT TO GO THROUGH TEH PROCESS UNTIL THEY TRIED TO MAKE A RELATIONSHIP BACK WITH HIS REAL MOTHER FIRST......NO ONE IN THE FAMILY KNEW THAT THEY WOUDLD GO AS FAR AS TAKEN MY SISTERS PARENTAL RIGHTS....SO NOW THAT WE KNOW THIS WE HAVE BEEN FOR A MONTH NOW TRYING TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO...THE FIRST STEP WITH SOCIAL SERVICES IS ALWAYS TO REUNITE THE CHILD BACK WITH HIS MOTHER FIRST...THEN IF THAT FAILS FAMILY IS NEXT....BUT IF I LIVE IN ANOTHER STATE ITS DIFFERENT THE PROCESS IS MUCH HARDER AND LONGER TO DO THE ICPC....EVERYONE KEEPS WRITTIGN SAYING I DIDNT TAKEN ANY INITIATIVE WHICH I DID AND IM CURRENTLY DOING SO EVERY DAY UP UNTIL.....AND AS FAR AS THE ADOPTION CLASSES IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND YOU CAN DO ONLY 2 THINGS ADOPT OTHER CHILDREN OR ADOPT MY NEPHEW YOU CANT DO BOTH.... IN ORDER FOR ME TO TAKE CLASSES IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND FOR ADOPTION TRAINING FOR MY NEPHEW I WOULD NEED TO WAIT ON THE SENDING STATE TO SEND ALL THE PAPER WORK TO MARYLAND THEN THEY CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW WHEN I CAN TAKE MY CLASSES. EVERYONE IS MAKING THIS SEEM EASY WHEN ITS REALLY NOT ESPECIALLY ME LIVING IN A DIFF STATE. IF I LIVED IN THE SAME SAME AS MY NEPHEW NONE OF THIS WOULDNT HAVE HAPPENED HE WOULD OF BEEN PLACED WITH ME FIRST. AND WHEN I TALKED TO MARYLAND AND EXPLAINED WHAT IS GOING ON THEY ASKED ME THE SAME THING WHY WONT THE SENDING STATE JUST SEND THE PAPER WORK OVER...BUT ONCE AGAIN ITS THINGS I NEED TO GO THROUGH FIRST BEFORE THE ICPC WOUDL EVEN START.......

Answer: I am sorry to hear that yet another child has been STOLEN from their family from the stat. This happens everyday. to thousands.They are not against you personally but out for the money. this is stealing our kids and selling them to adoptive parents. in the state of washington they get 30,000 $ for every child adopted.so naturally they going to steal kids with a hole in there jeans.and sell them. how do i know this? I have 3 kids that were stolen and sold for the grand price of 150,000$ family is always told they come first but with cps sure they look into family and no matter what they find it is not good cuz they dont get the money from placing kids with family.One day cps stole over 900 kids across the usa they go into schools churches playgrounds looking for kids it not matter the reason they steal them. some say kids are better off in foster care, more abuse happens in foster care then with family, this is true, in the county i lived in noone has ever won a trimination trial in the history of the court system. hello, does the goverment see what bad there is. no. they see the money sign and that is all.im sorry that your family has been violated this way.to win your case? i see there is not much of a chance. even if you have adopted 4 kids being a baby dr. and have over 900,000$ in the bank.

Question: How do you should a reasonable degree of interest if your baby has already been adopted.? The law in the state I'm petitioning in says a natural father has 30 days from the child's birth to show a reasonable degree of interest in the child if he wants parental rights, but I only just found out about 4 days ago I had a child, 2 weeks after he was born and he has already been shipped off to another state. My attorney is writing letters to LDS and the ICPC offices notifying them that I did not and will not consent to this adoption. I'm filing a paternity petition, but I don't think it'll be in by the 30 days. How else do I show a reasonable degree of interest? The state the baby was born in doesn't have a registry, but the state the child got shipped off to does have one. The mother is contesting the adoption also.

Answer: You are not alone!!! LDS is the worst agency with regards to the rights of fathers. There are several fathers fighting LDS right now. See the WEB sites below for other cases. I think that the only way to stop these outrageous practices by LDS is a class action suit that will bankrupt their business. See these WEB sites for fathers fighting LDS: http://www.babyselling.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBzNqEkCF… http://legallykidnapped.blogspot.com/200… http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,514… Besides working with your lawyer, make a room in your house for your baby. Take photos and send them to your local news station and post them on a WEB page. Line up day care and family support. Make sure your finances are in order. Scream, yell, shout about your child's rights to be with his/her daddy. Edited to add - Unless your rights were legally terminated, chances are that there has NOT been a legal adoption. If that is the case, the courts will likely order that your child must be returned to you. I also recommend that you contact: http://www.cubirthparents.org/ They have experience fighting these cases of baby selling.

Question: I need to no about grandparents rights to get my son? I want to know what I can do so that my grandmother can get my son so that he doesn't go to a foster family and he is gone forever. We are going to court right now and we are having a problem getting DSS to say weather or not my grandmother has passes the ICPC, but she lives in MA and I live in CA and she took my son home for a few weeks and no one had a problem with that We are not giving are son away we have been falsely accused of hurting are son and the CPs workers are not giving us any chances of doing anything they refuse to give him back to us, and in the state of CA in family court they do not look at any evidence in a criminal court hearing

Answer: Research the possibility of giving your grandmother guardianship of your child. Make sure you have the papers notarized, dated, and signed by both parents and the grandmother. Good Luck

Question: Why am I having a problem opening a program I just downloaded? I just bought a program called TVNOOP . I saw an ad while I was on Face Book and was interested as buying into this site you can watch TV from different countries around the world. I followed the instructions given and the file to be downloaded I was asked to put in Desk Top so I ended up with a file called ICPC-setup. EXE. When I try to open this file I getFile Download- Security Warning stating publisher unknown and I hit the RUN button but nothing happens. I called my I P I was told that they do not support TV NOOP. Has anyone encountered this problem ? Please help.

Answer: Sounds like bullshit to me. I've Googled and Googled and I can't find a single (genuine) review of this software anywhere. But what truly amazes me is the fact that you paid 45 dollars for something you saw advertised on Facebook without researching it first.

Question: I want migration in any country. What I need to do? I have 4-year computer science (2.59 gpa - in scale of 4: 79% in numerical score) graduation degree with minor in management information system (MIS) (3.00 gpa - in scale of 4: 86% in numerical score) from a university. Use this link. www.northsouth.edu I have part-time work experience as a mis executive in a local software company. I worked as a volunteer in ACM-ICPC (International Collegiate Computer Programming Contest) Dhaka event from university in 2004. I want to study in MBA or Masters in international bussiness in abroad. But as you know, financial expenses is the main problem. I want full-free study with all the expenses in my staying in that country. It sounds very difficult. But I may work as an bussiness associate in any company. My university is not able to help me about going abroad. And I do not have that financial condition to go and contact to every embassy. I need e-mail address of any company/advisor for free assessment who can help me to go abroad.

Answer: I think you're better off trying for a full scholarship. You want migrate to another country, study AND you want someone else to pay all the expenses (which you're not going to be able to work full time because of your study). I am curious as to what your experience is as an associate in any company. I have noticed your phrasing saying that you "may" and previous questions posted. I think you need a bit of a reality check and attitude adjustment. You're giving the impression that you will only work a senior position if a business is willing to jump through all these hoops for having the pleasure of having you around and you will consider working for them. You also seem under the impression that you should get a bunch of freebies just because you are who you are. I am sorry but the world doesn't work like that.

Question: Get answers from millions of real people.? Hello, my question is in regard to checking my yahoo e-mail on my cell phone. I have metro-pcs, I was at the physical store today to set it up, but I was told I need the following information and the only way to get it is by contacting my provider, thus this correspondence. I was told by the store supervisor to get the ICPC #, the POP3 and the IMAP info. Please help me with this asap so that I can get this up and running. Especially because convenient access to my e-mail through my phone is why I bought it in the first place. Thank you for your time. Darien Gamell

Answer: ok. that is very confusing and on your avatar you look mad.

Question: how can you protect your child from being put into foster care? There is a financially vested interest for these workers to take kids and it seems there is nothing a parent can do about it. Family has been willing to take our child into their home. They are qualified foster parents but the caseworkers are ignoring my preference to place the child there because its out of state. The court approved ICPC which is out of state placement, the caseworkers wont do it. They want to adopt my child to a homosexual couple over my objections. I don't want her raised in this kind of home especially when I had a standby guardian agreement with a family member if I couldn't care for my child before they took her, which was because of being wrongfully arrested. They never should have taken her from me or at least given her back when they knew my arrest was illegal. I have only 15 more days to file in US supreme court and am told it will cost thousands and thousands of dollars. Why? When a parent has not harmed their child and the arrest was illegal the criminal charges were dropped how come I can't get my child back? I mean **** they arrested me for a parked vehicle I didn't own that really didn't have stolen tags on it the cop was wrong. I'm starting to think they really just wanted my baby all along.

Answer: What a bunch of hooey? Your protect your child by not putting yourself or your child in circumstances that lead to them being taken. Once you demonstrate that your judgment does not serve the "best interest of your children", you are no longer a part of the decision making process. Whatever you may think, your case at this level will not be heard by the US Supreme Court. Three words, Drug and alcohol rehab! ( paranoia, delusions ).