Does anyone know if you adopt if you can still apply for wic programs and so forth? I know you have to put the child on your insurance, but my aunt was telling me that I should still be able to receive WIC. If any of you ladies know I would appreciate any info you can share.
You should be able to recieve WIC for an adopted or foster child as long as you meet the income requirements. I know granparents who get WIC and they don't have 'official custody' of the grandkids, they just live with them. I would call your local office for more information or google wic online and go to their website. hth.
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I would think that as long as you meet the income requirements you should be able too. I was thinking the same thing. As I'm thinking of staying at home after the baby comes.
DH does not want to do WIC but I think we might need to, with only one income.
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Thanks ladies for all of your help! I'm just trying to make sure I get everything I need in line more especially since I will be starting my home study in the next week or two and the agency I'm using said they have already begun sending my profile to birthmothers who will be due around the time they anticipate me completing my home study!!
That's a good question but I would wonder if actually needing WIC could affect your adoption. We had to show that we were financially able to provide for a child in our homestudy paperwork. Just a thought. Hopefully you won't need the WIC.
We had no idea how expensive it was to feed an infant. At this point I think we're spending around $350+/month just for formula! Of course she has to be on Nutramigen and it's a little more expensive.
Good luck on your homestudy! That's an exciting first step in the process! Fingers crossed for you that you get a quick match!!!
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We also had to show that we could financially provide for a child. The lady that did our homestudy was very thorough. She kept calling me about our credit and savings. We adopted thru the foster to adopt program in our state and one of the reason that the judge approved us as legal guardians before we adopted our dd is because we agreed to provide for her. We wanted no part of the state being in our lives and were happy to do so. Good luck!
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From what I have heard is that adoption is not just for the rich.
Also they say WIC is just not for the poor.
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yes your right i have done some resesrch and it is not just for rich
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From what I have heard is that adoption is not just for the rich.
Also they say WIC is just not for the poor.
i read you don't even have to own your own home or meet any certain income ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,to foster or adopt but i might read wrong i also want to adopt,,,,,,,,
i read you don't even have to own your own home or meet any certain income ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,to foster or adopt but i might read wrong i also want to adopt,,,,,,,,
I'm not too sure about the income requirements not being important........... The home study agency just informed me that since my boyfriend and I are not legally married only I will be able to adopt the child but even though me and my bf have lived together for 7.5 years they may only use my income and they said If that's the case I made nowhere near what they want me to be making!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So they were looking into if they can combine our income (I only worked part-time last year because I was in college) and they want last years tax returns.
When my MIL adopted Bri & Denny they stayed on the state insurance. Bri was on Tenncare and Denny was on Medicaid. I don't know the difference. My MIL got food stamps, WIC, and something else. I guess you would qualify for anything that you would qualify for with a biological child.
When my MIL adopted Bri & Denny they stayed on the state insurance. Bri was on Tenncare and Denny was on Medicaid. I don't know the difference. My MIL got food stamps, WIC, and something else. I guess you would qualify for anything that you would qualify for with a biological child.
I don't really understand how she was able to do this did she adopt through the county? I was trying to go through a private adoption agency for the home study and they told me I have to be able to support myself as well as a child before they will do my home study!!!!! So I don't know maybe I should go through another agency.
It does say that it is for low income families. I agree that adoption is not just for the rich obviously because we are not wealthy by any means BUT... I think you have to be able to show that you can provide the basic necessities for raising a child and feeding them falls into that category. Having said that ... I think some things are different for adopting children with special needs through the foster system. When we were considering it I vaguely remember something about getting a stipend to cover special care until they were 18 but I'm not positive about that and I don't know if that was only sensitive to our state.
You might check with the county and see if their requirements are different.
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It was a private adoption. They are her biological great nieces. I know she was granted custody first and then went through the adoption process. Bri's adoption took many years, but Dynisha's just took a few months.
Ireally do learn alot of things from you ladies and I really do appreciate it!!! Maybe the agency I want to use just does not want to take the time to figure things out or so who knows. I'm really getting ready to put adoption on the back burner for a while to much stress is not really good for a person
does anyone know if you adopt 
Maybe the agency I want to use just does not want to take the time to figure things out or so who knows. I'm really getting ready to put adoption on the back burner for a while to much stress is not really good for a person
