Child Custody & Enrollment

[Maringer, Melissa]

I have a situation where a child has been adopted (Adoptive parents are on the birth certificate.)  They live in another district.

BioMom does not have any legal documentation stating she is the biological mother.  The child now lives with her. (She has a recent notarized temporary guardianship affidavit, but nothing from the court.) She has recently filed for custody, has the paperwork stating it has been filed, but nothing signed by a judge.  She lives in my district.

Can I enroll the child?  If so, how?  As court placed/agency placed (though no court or agency was involved as far as I know) pointing back at the DOR of the parents?  Or do I need to have BioMom ask Adoptive parents to fill out the OE application and enroll her as OE from that district?  

In the board policy, I found the following:

 

In compliance with State law and Board policy, nonresident students are exempt from paying tuition when:

1. an adult resident of the District submits a sworn statement that he/she has begun legal custody proceedings for the student (maximum 60 days permitted);

In this case, would I just enroll as a resident for the 60 days then update as necessary?

Thanks for any guidance!

Melissa

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Melissa Maringer

EMIS

Danbury Local Schools

9451 E. Harbor Rd.

Lakeside-Marblehead OH 43440

Phone:  419-798-5185 x 1062

Fax:  419-798-2260

mari...@danburyschools.org

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