Quarter barrel (pony keg)[edit] A quarter barrel, more commonly known as pony keg, is a beer vessel containing approximately 7.75 U.S. gallons (29.33 liters) of fluid. It is half the size of the standard beer keg and equivalent to a quarter of a barrel. The term pony refers to its smaller size â compare pony glass (quarter-pint) and pony bottle.
The Process of Becoming an Adoption Parent. An adoptive parent is someone who provides a permanent home to a child or children through a legal process. The end result is no different than giving birth to a child. Becoming an adoptive parent comes with all the joys, heartache, laughter, frustration, responsibilities and rights that a natural or biological parent-child relationship brings.
There are two general ways to obtain citizenship through U.S. citizen parents, one at birth and one after birth but before the age of 18. The term âparentsâ includes: the genetic father, the genetic mother, and the non-genetic gestational mother, if she is the legal parent at the time of birth under the law of the relevant jurisdiction. For more information, see USCIS Policy Manual guidance on Children of U.S. Citizens.