Can my brother adopt me?

The short answer is yes, provided the person doing the adopting is an adult and meets the other standard qualifications. Adoption by sibling falls under the category of adoption by a relative, also known as a kinship adoption.

Is it possible to get guardianship of a younger sibling?

However, you also may be able to get guardianship of a younger sibling if you have permission from any other adults who are legally preferred as the child’s guardian. For example, suppose your parents are planning to spend two years in France, leaving your 16-year-old sibling behind to finish high school.

Who are the brothers in the Sisters Brothers?

The scene is 1850s Oregon and John C Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix play the quarrelling Sisters Brothers, Eli and Charlie Sisters, two rangy and disreputable guys liable to come riding into town up to no good. They are in fact assassins, working for a shadowy person nicknamed the Commodore, played in cameo by Rutger Hauer.

Where can I get guardianship of my child?

If your guardianship is uncontested by anyone else in your family, you should be able to complete the entire process yourself without having to hire an attorney. Digital copies of these forms may be available on the court’s website.

How old was my brother when he died?

Christie was my best friend, after all. After a long decline from early-onset dementia, my mother died two years ago. She and Suzanne had never reconciled. A year later, my half-brother Todd died at the age of 52 from a heroin overdose.

What did the Stasi report on my brother?

I was able to access previously unseen Stasi documents about my brother. One page was a report of when I met my mother and sister in Prague for the first time after I had left the GDR. They couldn’t come to West Germany, I couldn’t go back to East Germany, but we could all go to Prague.

What’s the relationship between a sister and a brother?

And in the seesaw of sibling relationships, it is that between sisters that is both the closest and most competitive. The psychologist Robert Williams described it as varying through life: “In childhood, a girl may view her older sister as a rival; when puberty approaches, the sister becomes an admirable guide to…

When do you wish your brother or sister would just disappear?

Yet there are times when children wish their sister or brother would just disappear. For ever. And in the seesaw of sibling relationships, it is that between sisters that is both the closest and most competitive.

Do you have to have a lawyer to become a guardian?

In order to become a guardian, you must file papers with the court and go through a number of steps leading up to a court hearing. In general, you do not have to have a lawyer.