Children and the Law

Becoming pregnant or having a child usually automatically emancipates a child. You can call your local clerk of the court at your courthouse to find specific state law. You should be aware, though, that it costs about $20,000 a year to live decently, and that's just above the poverty level. A minimum wage job pays about $8,000 after taxes. That doesn't take into account a child. It's estimated that with education costs, it takes nearly $180,000 to raise a child to the age of 18. You may want to consider what shelter and support you now have and use it to your benefit.

Legally, your step father has no right to hit you. You should speak with your mother or biological father if possible, a grandparent or other relative. If that's not possible then speak with a trusted teacher or some other adult you trust. You can describe the situation and the adult could help determine if the situation constitutes abuse.

Legally, your step father has no right to hit you. You should speak with your mother or biological father if possible, a grandparent or other relative. If that's not possible then speak with a trusted teacher or some other adult you trust. You can describe the situation and the adult could help determine if the situation constitutes abuse.

Legally, your step father has no right to hit you. You should speak with your mother or biological father if possible, a grandparent or other relative. If that's not possible then speak with a trusted teacher or some other adult you trust. You can describe the situation and the adult could help determine if the situation constitutes abuse.

Legally, your step father has no right to hit you. You should speak with your mother or biological father if possible, a grandparent or other relative. If that's not possible then speak with a trusted teacher or some other adult you trust. You can describe the situation and the adult could help determine if the situation constitutes abuse.

If your daughter has a good financial status, and is adequately able to live in her current environment, there may not be much you can do to bring her home. Depending on what jurisdiction you both live in, the laws may change your circumstances. In most states, a child may leave home at 16 years old if it is feasible for them to do so. Somebody else may have more knowledge on this subject.

I would tell the child that it's too bad, "what I say goes", lift the kid up, and go home. No child should be allowed to boss around the parent. The only way for them to learn this is with a few spankings and lectures, instead of simply shying away and allowing the child to get what they want.

It is providing a minor with illegal substances or influencing them in anyway to do things inappropriate for their age group. If you are over 18, you are an adult and should remember that you are no longer just their friend but their authority figure and need to use good judgment and guide them in all the right directions.

Well it depends on the law of the country and demands of the parent (the one that's living with the child).

You can seek out legal counsel and have them stopped or you can report them to the police. Not paying child support is breaking the law (the court ordered it) and there, men or women that slack off on child support can be jailed for breaking this law. Marcy

While it is possible to change a child's birth date, it requires proof of some kind. Frequently this happens with kids adopted from overseas, whose actual birth dates are not known. A "best guess" birth date ends up on the kid's papers, and sometimes later some more information comes to light (e.g. the kid's doctor says "Hey, this kid's not 4, he's 8!") and then the parents will pursue changing the date.

Our circuit's juvenile office (here in Missouri) says that seventeen is a "gray" area, and generally speaking, they can leave, and not forced to return. Our circuit's juvenile office (here in Missouri) says that seventeen is a "gray" area, and generally speaking, they can leave, and not forced to return.

Absolutely. A minor child cannot be taken legally from the U.S. without a valid passport. The custodial parent or guardian must, under oath, in person agree to allow the child to accompany the non custodial parent before a passport is issued.

Likewise, depending upon the custodial order, the custodial parent may need the non custodial parent to present a sworn affidavit that he or she is allowing the minor to obtain a passport and travel outside of the U.S.

Reserch the law for your state! family court is the best place to start. child support court.

Being a weeb, my personal guideline for riding OC Transpo alone would be 5 or 6 years of age. Canada may have a higher crime rate than Japan by percentage. But since Japan is more than three times as big as Canada by population, Japan probably has just as many criminals as Canada. Therefore, Canada has just as low a crime rate as Japan.

Sue for child support? That would be up to the mother to do. And if she did sue, she would be the one to get the money if she won, not the young adult child since the mother was the one who raised and supported the child.

No. If the other parent has not had his/her parental rights taken away by the court, he/she is still responsible for providing financial support for the child(ren).

The child of a woman who is married is generally assumed under the law to be the child of her husband. That type of situation complicates a child's legal rights and compromises the child's genealogy unless the matter is addressed by a court order that identifies the child's biological father. If there is no court order, the mother's husband will be listed as the father and he will be responsible for supporting the child even if the parties later divorce. The child will be his heir at law. The child will not be considered an heir at law of his biological father unless he can prove his relationship at the time of his biological father's death.

The child of a woman who is married is generally assumed under the law to be the child of her husband. That type of situation complicates a child's legal rights and compromises the child's genealogy unless the matter is addressed by a court order that identifies the child's biological father. If there is no court order, the mother's husband will be listed as the father and he will be responsible for supporting the child even if the parties later divorce. The child will be his heir at law. The child will not be considered an heir at law of his biological father unless he can prove his relationship at the time of his biological father's death.

The child of a woman who is married is generally assumed under the law to be the child of her husband. That type of situation complicates a child's legal rights and compromises the child's genealogy unless the matter is addressed by a court order that identifies the child's biological father. If there is no court order, the mother's husband will be listed as the father and he will be responsible for supporting the child even if the parties later divorce. The child will be his heir at law. The child will not be considered an heir at law of his biological father unless he can prove his relationship at the time of his biological father's death.

The child of a woman who is married is generally assumed under the law to be the child of her husband. That type of situation complicates a child's legal rights and compromises the child's genealogy unless the matter is addressed by a court order that identifies the child's biological father. If there is no court order, the mother's husband will be listed as the father and he will be responsible for supporting the child even if the parties later divorce. The child will be his heir at law. The child will not be considered an heir at law of his biological father unless he can prove his relationship at the time of his biological father's death.

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Jordan brown is the youngest person to be sentenced to life without parole for killing his father's fiancee

The new "Mother" has nothing to do with the communion between her husband and his ex-wife, so the answer is no. * A new spouse has no legal standing in regards to non biological children, regardless of the issue. The biological father would have to be the one to file a suit to have the child support order enforced.

When they reach the age of majority which is 18, or when a court rules otherwise. A minor child nor a custodial parent are not allowed to arbitrarily stop or change visitation schedules unless the other custodial parent agrees or unless there is "just cause' such as the child being ill. To change a visitation order the parent who believes there is a problem must file a motion of modification in the proper court of jurisdiction. Any parent who does not obey a court ordered custody agreement can be cited for contempt and experience other legal difficulties.

Section 170-C:5 of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes lists the available grounds for termination of a parent's rights. Subsection I defines child abandonment as a period of at least six months during which the parent left the child without means of support or without communication between the child and parent. Alternatively, the parent may abandon a child by leaving the child without any way to identify the child or parent. If the petition for termination of parental rights includes sufficient facts and evidence to show child abandonment, the parent may involuntarily lose all parental rights, including the right to child custody, on a permanent basis.

As long as you are a minor you can not decide legally where to live.

yes you can drop out but why would you stay in school and try to get your high school diploma if that's all you get at least get that no one wants to hire a uneducated person of any kind so think about that but if you plan on dropping out get your GED get some piece of paper that you attempted to finish school without job wise you are no competition. Good Luck and Make the right decision!!!

age 16 i believe i think the person that left the answere before mine was a little over dramatic with their response to youth rights. I have further comments about her reply but i feel that they are innapropriate.