Educatin Benefits For Adopted Children

[RUREADY]

If you adopt a child an apply for education benefits for the child

at what age is it before benefits expired. I see some say it has to

be before they turn 18 and I seen its up to 23 years old. Or do

you have to adopt before they turn 18 to get benefits??? anybody

[RUREADY]

another question if the father of the child is in prison do he have

any rights for someone else to adopt the child?? Do you have to get

his permission to do this??

[Tbird]

another question if the father of the child is in prison do he have

any rights for someone else to adopt the child?? Do you have to get

his permission to do this??

RUREADY - I think the above question is best answered by an attorney, not really a VA or veterans benefits question.

[RUREADY]

how about education benefits do you have to adopt before they turn 18

or 23 that's what I"m looking everything I find on line has two theory on this

anybody know??

[RUREADY]

Tbird you can close it if you like I'll just go to the RO

office tomorrow they should know.

[RUREADY]

38 CFR 3.57 is a bit confusing by first stating you have to adopt before

they turn 18 then you go down to section 2 and it says this

(2) For the purposes of determining entitlement of benefits based on a child's school attendance, the term child of the veteran also includes the following unmarried persons:

(i) A person who was adopted by the veteran between the ages of 18 and 23 years.

(ii) A person who became a stepchild of the veteran between the ages of 18 and 23 years and who is a member of the veteran's household or was a member of the veteran's household at the time of the veteran's death.

maybe an attorney is the right way to get the answer for this