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At that point, the kid is an
At that point, the kid is an adult. Your hands are tied.
Yeah, we have his tribal
Yeah, we have his tribal membership papers and all that. I'm not Indian so I really do t understand all of that.
Well, I was googling tribal
Well, I was googling tribal offices in the skids town and found a tribal church a block from the School. The kids walk home anyway, So I'm hoping to convince the kiddo to take that paper work and his tribal cards up there and talk to one of the councilors to see if they can help him fill out the stuff.
Bm is playing dumb and saying she can't figure out how to fill the paper work out. I told her to find a pen, that might help.
Ok I didn't say that out loud. I thought it really hard though.
Current CO states BM is the
Current CO states BM is the legal custodial parent so we are not allowed to do anything in regards to school or medical situations.
That is ridiculous. The child
That is ridiculous. The child is a legal adult and dad and adult child can do whatever they want to do with regards to college. Custody does not apply to adult children.
That can't apply to college.
That can't apply to college. There's nothing stopping dad from driving the kid to the office and having him turn in the forms.
Dad can take him on visit colleges and help apply for scholarships so why would this be any different.
If you've got his tribal
If you've got his tribal papers, then fill out the scholarship info and send it in. You're not registering him for classes or deciding what school he goes to...I can't see how applying to get him a scholarship isn't allowed. And, know what? Let BM try taking you to court over it. Let her waste money so a judge can ask her why the flying f**k she has a problem with a scholarship form being filled out.
Many years ago I was an
Many years ago I was an adjunct college professor in Oklahoma. I know many of my students' college costs were paid for completely by the Indian Nation.