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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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How do a get a warrant put out on a non custodial father for not paying child support?
Pay the amount due (you might be able to work out a payment plan).
Can you be eighteen in the state of Mississippi and drink with your parents?
16 with parental guidance. Of course you can drink without a parent there, but you can get in trouble by the law if you get caught. You have to have permission before you do it. To all the 16 year old kids out there, i wish you luck.
When was the thirteenth amendment added to the US constitution?
The words of the thirteenth amendment are:
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
This in effect abolishes slavery.
Explain why the efficiency of a boat is important?
yes , boat efficiency is important because it saves many resources
Are you allowed to stay home at the age 12 and 13 years old?
In the state of Ohio- Yes. No age limit listed for that
If a father signs away all rights and stops child support does the mother have to agree?
Yes. The court's job is to decide what is in the child's best interest. Even if the father does not want to see the child, why would it be in the child's best interest to give up child support for the child? There are, of course, exceptions, such as when the father is so bad for the child that giving up child support is better than having him around.
You need very few skills to enter any military service as an enlisted person. Basically if you can perform normal every day tasks and have no illnesses, disabilities or felonies then you are pretty much good to go. Im not talking down abut the Army or military...its just that they pretty much teach you everything you need to know to do you job.
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How old do you have to be to ride in the front passenger seat in a car?
You have to be 8 years old to ride in the front.
A: 2Riding in the front seat of the car has more to do with physical size than with age. The seat belt must be able to comfortably fit across the person's shoulder and not close to the person's neck as to cause strangulation in the event of an accident. The person must also be able to withstand the impact of an air-bag without sustaining any resultant injury.
I can only answer for Ontario Canada. Here the cost should NOT come out of the child support payments the cost shoud be split proportionately (based on income) between both parents. The laws could be very different depending on where you reside. * The terms of the support agreement determine what is covered. Generally child care expenses are a separate issue and should be addressed as such in the support petition. If there are not stipulations in the support order the custodial parent will need to petition the court to have the order amended to include childcare and perhaps other expenses (educational, medical, etc.).
No, not without a court order. Even if both parents give permission the adult in question will have to petition the court for guardianship. Under the law, a person who does not have legal guardianship of a minor cannot enroll the child in school, obtain medical care for the child, and so forth. A court will not allow a child to move out of the parental home nor appoint a guardian unless their is proof of abuse or neglect. In either case a DFS/social worker will be appointed to investigate the claim, and report the findings to supervisory staff and/or family court.
If the mother has sole custody of the child, then yes -- the father doesn't need notification. With joint custody, the answer may vary, but in most cases the father must be at least notified. The permission would be from a judge, not the father.
Can a father get his rights back to his child?
He can file an injunction, as he should. Then, he must take the necessary steps to establish his paternity legally in order to obtain his parental rights.
Generally, if the parents are unmarried the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his paternity. Remember, a child's mother can always be identified by medical records.
Since the father didn't give birth and he was not legally married at the time of the birth he must establish his paternity by signing the birth certificate at the time of birth (waiving DNA testing rights) which must be done with mother's consent or he must seek another way to establish his paternity and that is done through a DNA. He can then establish his paternity legally through the court and once established the father can request visitations, custody and set up a schedule of regular child support payments for the child.
On the other hand, if a court already has jurisdiction over the case, and if there is a visitation order already in effect, the mother must allow the child to visit with the father according to that schedule. Withholding visits with the non-custodial parent can eventually result in the custodial parent losing custody if the other parent presses the issue in court. She can move without approval as long as it doesn't impact visitations. She cannot move far enough away to interfere with established visitation without the father's consent and the court's approval. Unfortunately, courts are notoriously lax in enforcing visitation rights for fathers - so much so that most mothers do not realize they are supposed to get approval before making such a move and most fathers run out of money pursuing their visitation rights without getting their visitation rights enforced when a mother moves without prior approval.
What is the legal age a child can choose which parent to live with?
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The debate over the rights of a child to choose which parent they want to live with during a custody dispute has been raging for decades. The questions it generates involve whether a child should have a choice and at what age do they possess the mental capabilities to make such a choice? But first, a review on the laws on this matter.
Only Texas has a law regarding the choice of the child that requires a judge to take it into consideration:
Child's Choice of Managing Conservator (custodial or primary residential parent)
If the child is 10 years of age or older, the child may, by writing filed with the court, choose the managing conservator, subject to the approval of the court. TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 153.008. The court retains discretion to determine whether to honor the child's choice. Further, in a non-jury trial the court may interview the child in chambers to determine the child's wishes as to conservatorship. TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 153.009. Upon the request of a party, the court must interview the child. (Of note, only Texas allows the use of juries to decide custody)
In all other states, a child can express their opinion, but a judge is under no legal obligation to hear or see it, let alone take it into consideration. The presumption is that a child over the age of 12 can express their own choice, but that simply is not the fact. But, many judges do make that choice to hear what the child has to say. They decide on whether the child is mature enough to express an opinion, and whether that opinion is being influenced by a parent.
Now, a little human biology. According to studies, such as the one done by the University of Michigan and featured on the Discovery Health Channel program titled "The Amazing Life of the Human Brain", a child's brain does not BEGIN developing the ability for conceptual thought process until puberty or about age 12. Some develop this earlier, others later. Those with the longest life spans developed later.
From birth to age 2, with a few exceptions, does not possess a greater ability than that of most high order mammals. At this stage the human body is most concerned with growth and development of the immune system. Early development or forced early development of mental abilities can create a tradeoff of not having a fully developed immunal response system, leaving the body open to more diseases later in life.
At age 2, what is often call the "Terrible Twos"by most parents over the last 6000 years is really a time of miraculous change in the human brain. It is a time when we develop beyond that of other mammals on Earth. The brain begins developing the ability of long term memory storage through the creation of synaptic connectors and chemical bonds. Up to this time the brain is recoding less than one megabyte of data per second, going into permanent storage while sleeping. After age two this grows to 10 megabytes per second, mostly processed through the visual cortex. Consider how long it would take the largest computer storage device, such as a hard drive, in use today to fill up. The largest is a Petabyte, used for the super collider.
Petabytes in use today:
* The Internet Archive contains almost 2 petabytes of data. * Google processes about 20 petabytes of data a day. * The 4 experiments in the Large Hadron Collider will produce about 15 petabytes of data per year, which will be distributed over the LHC Computing Grid. * Facebook has just over 1 petabyte of users' photos stored, translating into roughly 10 billion photos. * Isohunt has about 1.1 petabyte of files contained in torrents indexed globally.
Now, calculate how much the human brain is storing at the rate of 10Mgs per second, for an average 13 hour day. That's nearly ½ a petabyte per day. A reminder here. All that data does not go into permanent storage until you go to sleep, whether you are a child or an old fart like me. It is one of the three major reason why humans should get proper sleep for at least 8 hours form those over the age of 30. More if under.
From there it takes 10 years to accumulate enough data for the brain to BEGIN developing the ability for conceptual thought process. This is when the brain begins sorting, comparing, and analyzing the data it has accumulated and is still accumulating for understanding such concepts as right from wrong, and love. This is also when more hormone production begins having a significant influence on desires and moods. This stage doesn't reach completion until age 24 in women and age 30 in men.
The only reason men are declared adults at age 18 is because they can be drafted. But, they are drafted at that age because their brains are still so much mush making it easier to overcome the natural aversion to the taking of another human's life. As they get older this becomes much more difficult, and impossible after age 25. Females are declared an adult at age 18 simply because the boys are, but without meeting the same requirements as the boys, which is ignored, and get a boy put into a federal prison.
A child under the age of 12 does not possess the ability to conceptualize or weigh the benefits and negatives of making a choice as regards a custodial parent. Even at age 12, they are only beginning to develop these abilities and can be influenced by one parent or the other in their choice. Mothers find this much easier in that they can use their maternal attachment to make the child believe he/she must not love their mother if they don't want to live with them. This can be devastating on a child and it is not an argument commonly used by fathers who think more from a logical perspective rather than emotional.
Ultimately, it comes down to the judge or jury to make this decision on what is in the best interest of the child, an area that is also highly debated. Alternate choices can be Joint Physical Custody, where a child spends 50% of their time with each parent, but this can prove problematic for the child, in moving back and worth, and even worse for a teenager who desires more independence from the parent(s) and seeing going back and worth as a major inconvenience.
The alternative is Bird Nest Custody. In this, the child lives in one home and the parents switch every 3-4 weeks. This can be highly inconvenient for the parents, though equally so, but for the children, their whole world remains the same and without disruption. But, it takes a very high degree of commitment on the part of the parents. This type of custody was successfully used by rocker Ted Nugent, and each state gets 3-5 such cases a year.
It should be sought to avoid legal problems. With a 60% rate of fathers being denied access to their child, not being involved is not necessary the case. But, in Kansas, if the father did not begin paying child support during the pregnancy, he cannot challenge an adoption.
How do you correct the spelling of a child's name on birth certificate and social sercurity card?
Answer
According to law. To make any alteration in any ones birth certificate, You have to file a motion in a courts of law and the judge has to make an order to Registrar of Birth to alter the name of person concerned in the cage provided for that purpose in the birth certificate by Red ink.
If spouse is not biological father does he have visitation rights?
the family NEVER has the legal right of visitation if not awarded specifically by a state court. Morally, if the intentions of visitation are simply for acknowlegement of relation, then legal guardians(you) should discerningly, allow visits with blood relatives(them) under supervision of legal guardians(you). in other words, NO.
ANSWER: Actually, in some states that isn't true. In Wisconsin there is a thing called Grandparent's Rights. This entails that the biological Grandparents are entitled to 1 weekend a month to see the child. I'm not sure what other states that applies in but it is something to look into to be sure of.
What to do if your teenager wants to run away?
It's a hard time when your teen moves out. When they do you can always visit them at college or where ever they seem to go. You can always go do that thing you wanted to do ever since you were little. Maybe you want to go camping or buy a new house,vacation, or move out or closer to family. There are a lot of other things to do like.
go swimming
go to hawii
go to hollywood
learn the tai chi
exercise
get married
cheat on people
make more babies
go lesibean or gay
Is a 17 year old considered a runaway in Texas?
Yes, unless you are emancipated. The answer according to the state attorney generals office is no. If the person ran away after turning 17 then that person can not be picked up and returned to the parent, especially if the parent knows where the child is at. If the 17 year old has a job and files a tax return then in the eyes of the state that 17 year old has established themselves as an "adult"
Do you have to pay child support even if you don't see the kids?
Yes you have to pay child support !!!!!!!!!! it is your child too . if you refuse to pay support you can be put in jail.Your income taxe refund will be seized and you will pay intrest on the money too. BE A MAN SUPPORT YOU CHILD >it is not their fault you and mom are not together . why you want to hurt your child that way? they didnt ask to be born , you knew what might happen when you screwed their mom and knocked her up. so step up be a father to your child do the right thing New Answer: Yes, Darn it! Like the other writer says: Be a MAN and accept your responsibility! If you don't, then you will NEVER be a real man in this world. You can run, but you cannot hide from the truth. (And I speak as a person who paid child support for some 15 years... You zip up your jeans, and you open your wallet.
Which states allow 17-year-olds to move out?
There are no states that recognize a person as an adult at 17. Having said this, Federal law recognizes a 17 year old as an adult if one parent signs consent to enlist in active military duty. While this doesn't permit drinking alcohol before 21 or smoking before 18, they can do most everything else. (Buy a car, sign a lease and so forth.)
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What happens when you lie to your parents?
It'll be awful to lie!! You could go to jail!
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The person that answer this question while is correct that lying is awful especially to people that trust you... (remember: Trust is like an eraser... each time you use it it gets smaller and smaller).. however, it is highly unlikely you will go to jail.
There are long term consequences to lying and the biggest one is breaking of trust. Parents want to trust you... and as long as you give them no reason to not trust you.. generally they will.
Have you ever had a friend lie to you... how did you feel?
The father wants to sign the birth certificate but he is not married to the mother in Alabama?
According the Alabama National Congress for Fathers & Children: YES, it gives the father the absolute right to pay child support and that's all.
James Blackston <cja@fa-ir.org> see related question
How many kids can you care for in your home without a daycare license in Georgia?
You can only watch 2 kids for pay in the state of GA. Many think it is 6 before you need a lic. but in reality that is the total you can watch if you DO have a lic. Your own kids do not count of course.
