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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.&nbsp; If this youth was
adopted after the age of 16, &nbsp;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>&nbsp;</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>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<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>&nbsp;</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!&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; It isn&#8217;t counted as untaxed income anywhere in the EFC formula,
it&#8217;s completely excluded.&nbsp; The only consideration that really needs to be
made is to make sure you don&#8217;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&#8217;t being counted in the EFC formula.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>There&#8217;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>&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</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><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<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>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; You may or may not
have noticed on Worksheet B &#8211; it says not to include foster care or adoption
payments.&nbsp; I guess that just went over my head &#8211; my question is &#8211; Do we
not count those payments anywhere?&nbsp; I assumed it would be untaxed
somewhere &#8211; 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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti;color:red'>**
Please note new email address &amp;&nbsp;web address</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Shruti;color:red'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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&nbsp;
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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