Help with legal position
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:21 am
Hi,
This could be slightly confusing but..
I’ve recently had my 17yr old daughter move in, I class her as mine, she classes me as her Dad - However, strictly speaking legally this isn’t the case.
She grew up with me as Dad from @6 - @13 whilst I was with her mum... She’s been kicked out by Mum, and Social Services are involved due to past issues with Mum and Daughter. She’s previously run away and social services refused to tell mum where she was (staying at a friends) etc etc etc for quite some time, SS and mum sorted out the daughter/mum issues (nothing nasty or serious) and all went well for a while.
When she initially got kicked out, she was with friends... Social Services didn’t like that at all, and I was asked by the SS if I would take her in at mine, albeit they asked Daugher to ask me... and have rung every couple of weeks to check everything is ok.
Mum/Daughter aren’t going to play nice, so she’s unlikely to go home.
Am I entitled to F&F kinship care allowances, I’m not entitled to anything else... A colleague at work said they were sure that I should be, and said whilst it’s lovely what I’ve done, and continue to do they see it as wrong that I’m now disadvantaged financially.
I’d quite happily continue as I am, but apparently I’m being pigheaded and stupid - any money would effectively be put towards Daughter and her car etc, it’s not like I’m on the breadline at all - but...
She’s now been with me over 28days.
Be interesting to hear what you think legally the position is.
This could be slightly confusing but..
I’ve recently had my 17yr old daughter move in, I class her as mine, she classes me as her Dad - However, strictly speaking legally this isn’t the case.
She grew up with me as Dad from @6 - @13 whilst I was with her mum... She’s been kicked out by Mum, and Social Services are involved due to past issues with Mum and Daughter. She’s previously run away and social services refused to tell mum where she was (staying at a friends) etc etc etc for quite some time, SS and mum sorted out the daughter/mum issues (nothing nasty or serious) and all went well for a while.
When she initially got kicked out, she was with friends... Social Services didn’t like that at all, and I was asked by the SS if I would take her in at mine, albeit they asked Daugher to ask me... and have rung every couple of weeks to check everything is ok.
Mum/Daughter aren’t going to play nice, so she’s unlikely to go home.
Am I entitled to F&F kinship care allowances, I’m not entitled to anything else... A colleague at work said they were sure that I should be, and said whilst it’s lovely what I’ve done, and continue to do they see it as wrong that I’m now disadvantaged financially.
I’d quite happily continue as I am, but apparently I’m being pigheaded and stupid - any money would effectively be put towards Daughter and her car etc, it’s not like I’m on the breadline at all - but...
She’s now been with me over 28days.
Be interesting to hear what you think legally the position is.