[David]

Have you come upon anything in the research that suggests that Barry’s grandparents applied for guardianship or even adoption of their grandson? I know that if I had a child who abandoned one of her own children to my care, I would want some legal arrangement.

No. But you and I are the only two people I know of who have considered how that would work and come to that answer.

[muawiyah]

Noted that earlier - in an earlier time (1960s) it was common for grandparents to adopt such children. In a recent period I worked in an office where we had two guys who'd adopted their children's children.

Obviously the grandparents would want to have themselves covered lest their unstable daughter showed up and wanted to take Barry back with her to whatever her next stop in the jungle was going to be.

Clearly an adoption for the purpose of protecting the grandparents and Barry would screw up the works regarding birth certificates and such.

[Albertafriend]

I am addressing this to you David and to any others out therewho are very actively trying to figure this out. Last may when the issue of Obama”s “crazy uncle” who freed the Nazi death camp came up after much searching the uncle he was referring to was discovered. He is his grandmother’s brother, Charles Thomas Payne, who is 83 and described as “mentally vital” and living in Chicago. There is also another uncle, Jon Virgil, who I seem to remember was said to live in Arizona. This was revealed on Sweetness and Light by a person (Jstraight) who posted that they had found this information by calling the family by phone. Perhaps one of these two men could help answer some of the questions that keep plaguing this thread and others like it.

[Albertafriend]

Here is the link:

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/a-query-to-the-89th-divisions-website

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