Why are taxpayers on the hook for child support for adopted children?

unionmom

unionmom

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Foster kids, I understand. Adopted kids, no. You adopt them, they are your responsibility.

Ok, no ... this is nowhere near the top if the "wasted taxpayer money" list but this should not be happening. $436/child apparently. (Or at least for one of the 8 kids one family has adopted.)

You know, I give much respect to people that adopt and I am not saying anything derogatory about adoption ... but we the taxpayer should not be paying child support for these children.
 
unionmom said:
Foster kids, I understand. Adopted kids, no. You adopt them, they are your responsibility.

Ok, no ... this is nowhere near the top if the "wasted taxpayer money" list but this should not be happening. $436/child apparently. (Or at least for one of the 8 kids one family has adopted.)

You know, I give much respect to people that adopt and I am not saying anything derogatory about adoption ... but we the taxpayer should not be paying child support for these children.
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What? They are your children if you adopt them. This makes no sense. I am confused.
 
Good ... you and I can both be beaten for our insensitivity. :))

Apparently it is a federal and state program.
 
unionmom said:
Good ... you and I can both be beaten for our insensitivity. :))

Apparently it is a federal and state program.
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LOL. I guess so! What kind of reasoning is there for that program?
 
I need to research it some but it seems to apply to kids that were in the foster program, not private adoptions.

Here's what brought the whole thing to my attention ---------> link
 
unionmom said:
I need to research it some but it seems to apply to kids that were in the foster program, not private adoptions.

Here's what brought the whole thing to my attention ---------> link
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I guess I am wrong in thinking whether they were in foster care, an orphanage, or right from the mom in the hospital, you adopted them, they are yours. The same as giving birth. :dunno
 
ShoeDiva said:
unionmom said:
I need to research it some but it seems to apply to kids that were in the foster program, not private adoptions.

Here's what brought the whole thing to my attention ---------> link
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I guess I am wrong in thinking whether they were in foster care, an orphanage, or right from the mom in the hospital, you adopted them, they are yours. The same as giving birth. :dunno
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You are not wrong in thinking this. My siblings are adopted, and my parents shouldn't have gotten (and didn't get) any monies to support them. Stupe.
 
This is yet another example of small cuts that could add up to HUGE numbers if our elected officials would just get real.
 
unionmom said:
This is yet another example of small cuts that could add up to HUGE numbers if our elected officials would just get real.
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And not just the Democrats...have you seen the stupid transportation bill in the House? That's GOP-led. Hacks me OFF, it does.
 
I read the article. I didn't know our tax money went for this. Crazy!!

I wonder if it is for people who have foster kids in their home and then adopt them, not just regular adoptions. Either way the child becomes theirs and I don't think our tax money should go to them. CRAZY!!
 
You know, I read this last night and then re-read it again this morning. This doesn't really bother me. I know times are tough, but these families keep these foster kids off of the streets and give them loving homes. I would much rather my tax dollars go to these families than to a lot of the handout recipients in this country. :dunno
 
unionmom said:
They aren't foster kids ... they have been fully and legally adopted.
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They were foster kids and now have forever homes. Again, this is one thing I don't have an issue with. I know too many baby mamas who are spitting out kids and getting a monthly check so they can sit home and complain about how they deserve more money....
 
LisaC said:
unionmom said:
They aren't foster kids ... they have been fully and legally adopted.
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They were foster kids and now have forever homes. Again, this is one thing I don't have an issue with. I know too many baby mamas who are spitting out kids and getting a monthly check so they can sit home and complain about how they deserve more money....
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I see what you are saying about women that spit out kids, but I find it a bit distasteful that parents that made a decision to take on a child, love them, claim them as theirs, also except a handout. Where is the difference? Just because the child started as a foster placement, they decided they wanted her. She was only two or three at the time (Senior now) so she was still even in that easier to adopt bracket. I can almost see it for the older ones that hope almost seems lost, no one wants them, but to pay the parents $78,000 (over time) to help with a child they chose just does not seem right.
I know you said you had no issue with these payments could you explain why (if you don't mind, if so, not a problem) is it just cause others (bad) do it? (I tried to explain what I see wrong in the payments.)
 
I certainly don't think it is our biggest waste of taxpayer money but it is still wrong. Just because it isn't as distasteful as something else doesn't make it ok. As soon as the parents decide to take on full legal responsibility for these children, that's it. No more taxpayer money. I get that they are doing a good thing but it is their choice and I see this as no different than the gift cards from schools to kids for being on time and out of trouble.
 
unionmom said:
I certainly don't think it is our biggest waste of taxpayer money but it is still wrong. Just because it isn't as distasteful as something else doesn't make it ok. As soon as the parents decide to take on full legal responsibility for these children, that's it. No more taxpayer money. I get that they are doing a good thing but it is their choice and I see this as no different than the gift cards from schools to kids for being on time and out of trouble.
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I was speaking of that with an AP yesterday, so ridiculous! He can't believe it has come to that point to have students do what they are supposed to be doing. :shakinghead: While I am on the school subject, what are your thoughts about the high school in debt and the fishy goings on there? (In Georgia, Gwinett maybe?)
 
I'd love to know how and why an individual school is able to incur that kind of debt at the school level. The total before they paid back what they have was $140,000, according to the report that I heard.
 
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