Can teen parents get their driver license without the permit first?

Answer 1

It depends on the rules in your state. Some states do allow a hardship license for kids who have some type of special need to be able to drive. You will need to check with the DPS in your state to see if that is a possibility, or post a question including the state you live in.

Another View: Re; the above answer - even though there may be hardship provisions codified in the DMV regulations you can NOT obtain a fullly privileged drivers license without first being able to demonstrate that you have mastered the knowledge and the skill level to operate a motor vehicle lawfully and safely.

Maybe in some states, but: As a very wise professor told me my first semester in law school, the answer to every question is "it depends." I suppose that is the case here. Not every state requires you to have a learner's permit if you are obtaining a hardship license. In Texas, you may obtain a license when you are 15 years old if you have a demonstrated hardship without having had a learner's permit (but you must have taken driver's ed). See Tex. Trans. Code Sec. 521.204(b) (The department may not issue a Class A, B, or C driver's license other than a hardshiplicense to an applicant under 18 years of age unless the applicant has held an instruction permit or hardship license for at least six months preceding the date of the application).