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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I saw this question about an adopted youth. If this youth was
adopted after the age of 16, the Independent Living program through DHS may be
able to provide some additional funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Feel free to contact me or have the youth contact me directly to
determine if they are eligible for funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Nancy Mason <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Education Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>OU-National Resource Center for Youth Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>918-660-3745<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>nmason@ou.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net
[mailto:oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mc Conahay, Pamela
K.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sherry Hudson; oasfaa@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oasfaa] Adoption Payments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Sherry! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The primary reason people receive adoption payments is to
encourage adoption by helping defray the cost of caring for special needs
children. It isn’t counted as untaxed income anywhere in the EFC formula,
it’s completely excluded. The only consideration that really needs to be
made is to make sure you don’t do some sort of PJ to adjust the EFC for the
expenses being incurred, because those expenses should be covered by the
adoption payments that aren’t being counted in the EFC formula. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>There’s some good information about the adoption payments
program at <a href="http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/checklist.html">http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/checklist.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Pam McConahay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Associate Director, University of Oklahoma Financial Aid
Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>pmcconahay@ou.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Sherry Hudson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> oasfaa@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oasfaa] Adoption Payments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shruti'>Good
Morning!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shruti'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shruti'>I have
just had an incident that included adoption payments. You may or may not
have noticed on Worksheet B – it says not to include foster care or adoption
payments. I guess that just went over my head – my question is – Do we
not count those payments anywhere? I assumed it would be untaxed
somewhere – but as I said this is a first for me.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shruti'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shruti'>Any
insight would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shruti'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shruti'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shruti'>Sherry<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti;color:red'>**
Please note new email address & web address</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti;color:red'> </span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold"'>Sherry
Hudson</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-family:Shruti'><a
href="mailto:shudson@se.edu">shudson@se.edu</a></span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti'>Director of
Student Financial Aid</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti'>Southeastern
Oklahoma State University</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti'>1405 N. 4th, PMB
4113</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti'>Durant, OK
74701-0609</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti'>580-745-2186</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-family:Shruti'>www.se.edu</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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