I have been in the navy for about 2 years now and I am single. My mother wants to give me custody of my brother. She has written a notarized letter and power of attorney giving me rights to him. What else would I need to add him as my dependent on my page 2?
2007-11-04 12:43:50 · 12 answers · asked by miminique0114 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
visit fleet & family services, and they can help you with ALL of that stuff
2007-11-04 12:47:09 · answer #1 · answered by batmanchick2 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most likely an adoption decree from the court or a statement of Sibling Custody. Bear in mind that you would then officially be his parent and have all the responsibilities that comes with it. Your mother would most likely have to surrender her parental rights. I would recommend taking this question to the benefits folks. My daughter has benefits through her birth father because he is on her birth certificate and they are court ordered. Before the court order however, he declined to add her and I was told there was nothing I could do until they had that court order. You should also look very closely into what kind of custody arrangements would have to be made. Your brother would in essence become your son.
2007-11-04 20:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by Ricci 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the Navy but you would have to go to the admin office (in the Air Force, it was the personnel office but most things you can do online now) to have him updated in the system, get him an ID card and they should be able to direct you from there. Good luck, hope it works out.
**Also, depending on how old he is, you'll want to be put on lists now for housing and child care. Some services require a program where you would have someone set up to take care of him in case of deployment, so start looking into that as well**
2007-11-04 20:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by BrutalBaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
R-u serious ur mother just wants to give u custody of ur brother just like that and let me ask u this do u have sea duty that u have to do I am asking because I served eight years in the Navy,and did more than my share off deployments.
And if still have that to do n-u-r- aboard ship what r-u- going to do with ur brother while u-r- gone maybe for the next six months.
You should know as well as I do that its going to take more than that before the Navy,will agree to have him on your page2,you should have a long talk with JAG about this they can help u more than asking us out here n the reason I say that is because something does not feel or sound right here I hope I am wrong but this just not sit well at well why is she giving up her son ur brother to you I mean what is wrong with this picture here!
2007-11-08 20:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by Dark Shadows 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Talk to your supervisor and then make an appointment with base legal and with the family support office. I am betting your mother may have to get a court ordered change of gaurdianship form for this to happen. Also, your brother will have to reside with you more than fifty percent of the time for you to qualify for dependent rate BAH and/or post housing. Talk to the people who are going to know all the answers and can take the time to really work with you..this can be a complex process, it will take time to complete and you should understand exactly what it will mean before you proceed.
2007-11-05 08:03:57 · answer #5 · answered by Annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would need a judges order, formally giving you guardianship of your brother.
Your mother cannot on her own, transfer guardianship to someone else.
It's gonna take going before a Judge, for your mother to release all parential rights and the Judge believing you have the ability to assume parential rights, then assigning your guardianship.
If you want the specifics, you need to go talk to your local Jag office.
They cannot help you get the guardianship, but they can advise you on exactly what you need to do, and the process involved.
But your gonna have to hire a civilian attorney to complete the process.
2007-11-04 22:49:29 · answer #6 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you are able to become the legal custodian of your brother as a single parent. In some services, you are not able to be a single parent because if you need to deploy, finding someone to take care of your child could be difficult. If you are in a rate which does not require you to deploy, you should still check up on the regulations.
2007-11-04 20:48:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's not enough, there must be a court order granting you full custody. since you are single, and he is a minor, you would also need to provide a family Care Plan as well. If you cannot produce one in 30 days, you can be discharged.
2007-11-04 23:32:26 · answer #8 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd most likely need to be the court ordered legal guardian of the child. Start with your military personnel office, and then ifyou need help with paperwork talk to your legal office.
2007-11-05 00:55:48 · answer #9 · answered by Asked and Answered 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my state when I had "temporary custody" of my younger sister we had to go to our court house and do some paperwork for it.
2007-11-04 20:48:08 · answer #10 · answered by savahna5 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should let your chain of command know, you need to find someone to watch him while your at work. You also need to enlist him in DEERS and all of the dependent related things. You should see your chain and they should help walk you through everything.
2007-11-04 20:48:07 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋