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Children and the Law
The law has a special place for children and minors. This topic covers the laws designed to protect children from abuse.
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A mother has sole rights to her children unless/until a court order is issued giving the father custodial rights. If there is not a custody order from the court the unmarried mother may take the child/children and move whenever, wherever she wants.
Your son's father wants to change your sons last name to his your son is 8 can this be done?
Yes, and stop naming him after your boyfriends. Your going to give him a complex.
What is the Teen Curfew in Louisiana?
Minor - Illegal For Anyone Under 17 To Drive Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Unless Accompanied By A Licensed Parent, Guardian or Adult At Least 21 Years Of Age.
Can a child in UK own property?
No. Property can be held in trust for the minor until they reach the age of majority.
What is a good thesis statement for juveniles tried as adults?
Laws vary by state, and depending on what the crime was, but in general, yes, juveniles can be tried as adults if the juvenile court certifies them as an adult and transfers the case to criminal court.
No, as she need not even know, unless it applies to child support. With a 30% paternity fraud rate, men should always check paternity. see link
If a man signs his parental rights away is he still obligated to pay child support?
Relinquishment of custodial rights and voluntary termination of parental rights are different issues. A parent who wishes to be relieved of the legal and financial responsibility of a child must file a petition in the circuit court in the county of residence requesting parental rights be terminated. Usually a parent will only be released from parental obligation in order to allow the child(ren) to be eligible for adoption. In rare cases a biological parent will be allowed to voluntarily give up rights to their child and be released from all financial responsibility. Such decisions depend upon the laws of the state and at the discretion of the presiding judge.
Can a fathers rights be taken away if he cannot support his child?
It is assumed that when the father of the child is residing with the mother and the child he is contributing to the support of said child.
If what is meant by the question is can there be a court order of support while the mother and child are residing with the father then, yes that is possible. However, it would seem to be nonsensical for such an action to take place. Unless the order were in place before the non custodial father began cohabitation. If that is the case, the current order should be adhered to regardless of the living arrangements.
Do minors have to pay child support?
Child support is paid by the parents. It is a court awarded decision where one parent contributes a stipulated amount of money to keep the minor(s) in the life style to which they have become accustomed to. It is paid by one parent thru the courts to the parent who has custody of the minors. Its purpose is to pay for the expenses incurred by the minor in the custodial household. For example if a single parent family home there is one adult and three minors. That is a total of four individuals in one home. each individual is responsible for 1/4 of the expenses occurred in the house. The three minors would make up a total of 3/4 of the expenses such as rent, electricity, gas, telephone, etc. So if each child is awarded 200$ a month, that is a total of 600$ a month. That 600$ is supposed to pay for the household expenses, groceries, clothing, lunch money, bus fare, and all other necessities for maintaining the minor(s).
Answer:If a minor have a child it's the minor's responsibility to pay for said child. Both parents of the child of course, even if both are minors. The grandparents are not obligated to pay for their grandchild. They still have to pay for their own child though.Can you get married at age 16 with parental consent?
Yes, with your parent's consent. However, why would you? Even if pregnant this is a huge age gap and you are young and vibrant. You may think you are in love, but just wait. You're going to be bored, want to be with friends doing all the fun things they are. Don't be in too big a rush to get married. Young people today in Canada are waiting until their early to mid 30s to get married. They want to travel, get an education and perhaps have a career, or simply just become independent and know who and what they are about before jumping into marriage and children. I hope you really think about this one. No one is going to judge you if you decide to go through with this, but you have to live with yourself. Good luck Marcy
Nothing can be done until the child is born and paternity is established. If the male is not willing to acknowledge he is the father a paternity test will be necessary, before any litigation pertaining to child support, custody, visitation rights or the relinquishment of parental rights is possible. However, the issue of the biological mother moving to another state is not necessarily relevant; all states honor and enforce child support and/or visitation orders issued in another state.
How can you deny joint custody to an abusive parent?
YOU cannot deny any custody or visitation. Only the court can make an enforceable decision regarding these matters. State laws vary.
If physical abuse is the case, the custodial parent will need a record of the abuse and should call the police, take pictures to record the effects, and try to have dis-interested witnesses present at the time of any contact between the parents. If there is no abuse to the children, or no abuse in the presence of the children, it is unlikely to make any change in the court decision for joint custody. It may compel the court to make some order for supervised exchange of the children for visitation.
Only the court can make any decision, especially regarding custody. If the non-custodial parent is abusive to the children it may be very good grounds for a sole custody arrangement. It may also encourage the court to provide for supervised visitation.
Visitation is a different issue than custody. Visitation is the means for the non-custodial parent to have a relationship with the children and build that relationship. A court generally regards this as semi-sacred. A custodial parent should NOT deny visitation. If it is necessary to curtail visitation for the real safety of the children, the custodial parent should immediately file a request for a change of visitation. Otherwise, a court may frown on a parent who denies visitation. In some states, continual denial of visitation can be grounds for a change of custody.
This depends on the state. I know in CA, NV, TX, UT for a fact (and most other states are the same way). You can NOT take a child out of state regardless if you have full custody or not. I have always had full custody of my daughter and her father was not in her life. I still could not move out of state without written consent by him or a judge's order. Although, it is VERY simple to get an order to move out of state. You only hav eto prove that it is in the child's best interest, which is simple to do. Make sure you are not doing this to spite the other parent. Let me know if you need more information. Good Luck.
What age does child support stop for disabled children in Illinois?
That depends on what problems the child have. In some cases it has to be paid when they are adults because they can never take care of themselves.
The duty to support a disabled adult child is an extremely complicated issue and the laws vary from state to state. You can read an interesting and informative discussion at the related link.
Does a parent lose custody of child when the parent becomes incarcerated in the state of Missouri?
Think about this: Can the parent bring the child along to the Missouri Prison system to be raised by her? Probably not. Someone else has to have custody of the child while the mother is incarcerated. Probably, being incarcerated does NOT mean that the mother loses all parental rights. That's another matter, and usually takes some time to arrange.
In law how old do you have to be to stay home alone?
Only a few states have a law. Is the child safe, do they feel safe and can they handle an emergency? Most authorities believe a 12 year old can be left at home for a couple hours during the day.
The importance of community corrections for juveniles?
It doesn't stigmatize them with a "prison" record, and they may actually learn skills to enable them to function as law abiding members of the community. If they try to "game" the system and learn nothing from their lenient treatment - it's worse than useless.
Can you get your driver's license at age 16 in New York?
You can get you license at 16 but it wont be a full license. For the mean time you will have a junior drivers license that will let you drive from 5am to 9pm. Then when you are 18 they will send you a full drivers license.
How much does a lawyer get paid each year?
It depends on the type of lawyer, who they work for, and where they are located. Government lawyers can make as little as 40,000 a year. Private practice attorneys can do really well if they have a good reputation, and a good practice.
In the long run, money is not a good reason to decide to be a lawyer. Most of us do not make the money necessary to justify the cost of the education.
Can you serve alcohol if you got caught serving a alcohol to a minor?
This is copied and pasted from the official Serving It Right website:
- Minors employed in food-primary establishments, or liquor-primary stadiums who are 16 or older may serve liquor but may not open bottles, pour or mix liquor. You must have adult staff supervising minors serving liquor.
If a 18 year young adult moves with dad can dad file for custody?
The 18 year old is considered an adult. Nobody can have physical or legal custody of her.
Can a 16-year old be left home alone for a weekend in NY?
No child age 10 is responsible ... some adults 50 years old are not responsible, either.
The parent who even gives this concept one second of thought ought not to be a parent in the first place.
What are the Parental rights over 18 year old daughter?
They have the right to kick them out of the house and stop supporting them. They are an adult and must live with the consequences of their actions.
