Hiv And Losing Custody Of Kids

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

United States: Children of HIV-Infected Parents: Custody Status in a Nationally Representative Sample

In the current study, the authors determined the rates and predictors of custody status for children of HIV-infected parents in the United States. Data from interviews of 538 parents with 1,017 children (ages 0-17) from a nationally representative... Read more »

National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center

Questions & Answers: Legal Questions/Custody Battle

Question I am living with a partner who is HIV+. I am not, but I have 4 kids and my soon-to-be ex-husband is fighting for custody using her status with the virus as a health threat to the kids. Is this true? Are they at risk? We use all precautions... Read more »

Looking After The Kids

If you are a parent with AIDS, one of the hardest things you will ever have to do may also be the most important -- planning what will happen to your children if you die or become too ill to care for them. There are many benefits to developing a... Read more »

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help !!! the courts are trying to use my hiv status to keep me from gaining custody of my son

yes this is amazing to me also , to think in this day and age they would try and use this card ,, to make a very long story short , here gos ,, the mother of my son is neg , my son is neg , I have been POZ for 17 yrs , never been sick or took meds ,...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Not sure what the question is, or how the workplace forum can help you. None of us is an attorney, which is what you seem to need right now, and you don't seem to need an Internet-based one. You need one with whom you can meet.... Read more »

telling the kids

I am a fnp-c in a ped practice, two of my patients ages 12 and 14, their mom had AIDS and a secondary brain abscess, we are not sure of her longivity, to get added nursing care she needs to tell her children the truth of her illness. tell them she...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

I think you need to sit down with this woman and have a very serious conference with her about long term custody planning and the realities of how her decision to not be honest with her children is negatively impacting their best interests and... Read more »

losing myself (HPV and HIV, 2009)

Hi i am a 22yr old white male in virginia beach who had unprotected sex with a 42yr old white woman unkown hiv status 8 weeks ago. About 2 to 3 days after the encounter i noticed i had genital warts at the base of my penis. Which was later confirmed...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You're 22 and she's 42? Hmm . . . very Mrs. Robinson.I'll make several points:1.Unprotected sex does place you at risk for STDs, including HIV.2.Genital warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). It is much easier to... Read more »

Re: Are my kids at risk?

Hi Doc,I just want to say first, you're incredible, second ur right on with this guy. I'm poz and my father jumped up and down on me pretty hard when I told him. I haven't told the rest of my family and have hardly spoken to him...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Thanks for your comments.Sometimes it seems to me certain people should never have become parents.I'm pleased to hear you have a great support network. None of us should have to face this challenge alone. I'll reprint the... Read more »

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HIV & Child Custody

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Does anyone know the laws regarding hiv and child custody? My ex is saying she is too afraid to let me have my kids unsupervised. That I might have a blood accident or something and not tell her or not protect them. She said that because I am... Read more »

Is this a risk to kids?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello,

My Best Friend was diagnosed with HIV last year and has had a really hard time dealing with it. He also has a girlfriend for over two years. He never told her about his diagnosis. I have tried to have a heart to heart talk with him, and he... Read more »

telling my kids

Posted by gigi5578nj, 3 Replies

I have been positive since 2001 and now I am thinking about telling my children that I have HIV and I'm not sure how to go about it or if I should even do it I just want them to hear it from me and not anyone else My oldest son is 15 and my youngest... Read more »

married with 3 kids and scared to death

Posted by squiggz, 2 Replies

I'm 42 married farther of 3 and back in January/Febuary i made the biggest mistake of my life that may have cost me my life. and I regret it every minute of every hour of every day. I accepted a friend request from an ex-girl friend on Facebook soon... Read more »

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