Children and the Law

yes it is ive studdied law since i was five iand it is illegal!

Yes< if you are 18 years of age you are then considered an adult. Therfore you are free to do anything you want wiht out your parents permission. You can still attend high school at the age of 18. You can attend high school as long as you want until you graduate. Now Worries!!

Depends.

How old is the child?

Which country does the child reside in?

Different countries have different laws and systems for different ages.

Generally in the developed Western world children under 16 cannot be sent on the streets. Unwanted children under 16 in the developed Western world become "property" of the local government authority, and are cared by the local government authority in care homes or by means of foster parents. You'll have to send the child directly to these authorities. Simply "dumping" the child on the streets will get you jailed for child neglect.

Children 16-17 in the same Western world is a bit of a grey area. It really depends on the local government authority's policy.

Children 18+ can be told to leave the home by the parents without any legal complications.

In the undeveloped Eastern world, there is little or no protection for children. Millions of orphans roam the streets of Africa and the Middle East.

In any case, the best step is to get professional help for the child.

Kicking the child from the house will not resolve the drug issue. It will force the child deeper into depression, hence the drug use will get worse. And to feed this worsened drug use, the child may resort to unethical ways of earning money for the drugs, such as crime or prostitution.

Seek medical help for the child. It's a lot more beneficial in the long term and a lot more humane than removing the child from the household.

Overcoming a drug addiction is very difficult. Support from parents speeds up the child's recovery.

You must have a permit of some type to care for even one child on a regular basis. The type of permit will depend on the number of children you will have. If you have 1-3 children who are not related to you, you can be listed, which simply means that you have a background check done with the department, but you have no minimum standards to follow. If you have more than three children regularly (not related to you), then you must become registered, which will require a more in depth application process including inspection, and minimum standards.

You can look at the Department of Family an Protective Services website for more information or contact your local Child Care Licensing office.

Parental responsibility ends at the age of 18. However, some parents will continue to support their children well past that age.

Regardless of what state your child lives in, yes you are required to pay support, the case will become an interstate case. You will send the support payment to the state in which the child resides and the money will be disbursed accordingly.

stacie amember of familyshe pregnant does want child for financial reasons but as famil,y member i will be getting the baby n mine n husband name will be on birth certificate.Is there anything else that needs to be done

you can pretty much be any age as long as you are carefull

No, not unless she has been emancipated by the court.

Legally no, but there are many runaway teens out there in every city. What you have to ask yourself if "what is so bad at home that I feel I need to run away?" Is it because they are your case to smarten up and get those grades up; they don't happen to like your boyfriend; they have grounded you; they don't like you staying out late or drinking. These are not good reasons. They are your mentors and it's their duty to teach you to be wise and they love you enough to set those rules because they want you to be safe. If you are mentally or physically abused then that is a different story and you can go to Children's Aid and get help. I warn you, these people at Children's Aid know when a teen is "putting it on" so unless it's true don't go there.

I think you're pretty smart, so why not sit down and really think this out. Calm down, then sit down with one or both of your parents and discuss what you don't think is fair and LISTEN when your parents try to express their feelings as to why you may not get your way all the time.

If you feel running away because you just don't want to follow the rules in your parent's home is the answer it's not! Every large city is ready to "eat you up" and before you hardly are off the bus, train or plane there are guys around every corner (some right in the airports) that love young girls like you. They are older, smarter and know how to coerce you into doing things you never would dream existed in this world. Please think more about this before you leave.

Good luck hon

Yes, they can tell them to get out of their home. Once the child is an adult, age 18, the parents are no longer legally responsible for them. They can even charge them with trespassing if they don't leave

No they can not.

the age is 15 or older

In the majority of states the legal age is 18. In a few states it is 19 or 21. A court will not grant emancipation unless there is proof of neglect and/or abuse. Even then the minor will be appointed a guardian (if no acceptable adult volunteers) or place the juvenile in a group/foster home. There is a variety of reasons for the neccessity of these laws being enforced.

In the state of Florida, child support can end when the child reaches the age of emancipation, which is 18 years old in Florida, unless the child support order indicates otherwise.

You should check your child support order if there is a statement indicating when support payments end. Check with the Clerk of Courts in the county where the child support order was entered to get a copy of your support order.

You can have your child support payments terminated by applying with the Florida DOR or by court order through the modification process.

Resources:

Florida Clerks of Courts

http://www.flclerks.com/directory.html

Florida Department of Revenue

http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/childsupport/

Modifying Child Support in Florida

http://www.florida-court-forms.net/florida-child-support.html

No. The age of majority in CA. as in most of the U.S. is 18.

A person who does not file a tax return is eventually audited and then contacted by the IRS and state tax agents.

The willful failure to pay one's taxes is a federal felony.

In some instances the IRS will file the non compliant person's taxes for them based on previous filings and then bill the person for failing to file income tax returns and pay any income taxes that may have been due plus interest and penalties.

In most such case refunds are non existent.

What is the net gain? Either way, that parent gains nothing financially as there is no return. The money remains in government coffers.

There is no law on the age, several years ago I done a runner with my two daughters as I found out my ex wife was on drugs, she took me to court to try and get custody back but she did not win, something that went greatly in my favour was that my kids told the court barristers that they wanted to live with me and not their mother, they were 9 and 10 years old at the time.

They can for a vacation. They cannot move permanently without authority from the court. The other parent still has parental rights and visitation rights. The court has jurisdiction. The custodial parent needs the non-custodial's parent's consent to move the child out of state as well as a court approval through a modification of the visitation order. The custodial parent cannot interfere with the non-custodial parents access to the child.

They can for a vacation. They cannot move permanently without authority from the court. The other parent still has parental rights and visitation rights. The court has jurisdiction. The custodial parent needs the non-custodial's parent's consent to move the child out of state as well as a court approval through a modification of the visitation order. The custodial parent cannot interfere with the non-custodial parents access to the child.

They can for a vacation. They cannot move permanently without authority from the court. The other parent still has parental rights and visitation rights. The court has jurisdiction. The custodial parent needs the non-custodial's parent's consent to move the child out of state as well as a court approval through a modification of the visitation order. The custodial parent cannot interfere with the non-custodial parents access to the child.

They can for a vacation. They cannot move permanently without authority from the court. The other parent still has parental rights and visitation rights. The court has jurisdiction. The custodial parent needs the non-custodial's parent's consent to move the child out of state as well as a court approval through a modification of the visitation order. The custodial parent cannot interfere with the non-custodial parents access to the child.

Beating children is abuse. The types of abuse are physical, emotional, mental, and sexual. Threats probably fall under the emotional or mental catogories.

You are required to live with the parent that your custody decree awarded custody to. It doesn't matter what you want. If your dad has custody and you run away to live with your mom instead, it's even possible your mom could go to jail for this.

If you think you can convince a court that it's in your best interest to modify the custody decree and award your mother custody instead, then you can always get a lawyer to petition the court to revise the custody decree.

Juvenile court is very different than normal adult court. For starters, juveniles are not actually accused of crimes. They are found to be delinquent. This is a civil status, not a criminal prosecution. Normally all files and the actual courtroom are closed to the public (whereas most other courts are public record.) Procedurally, the trial follows a similar pattern (opening statements, state's case, defense's case, closing) and both sides are held to the same rules of evidence. However, the judge may play a more active role than in an adult criminal trial and juries are rarely used.

If a juvenile is found to be delinquent (not guilty) he/she is sentenced by the judge. Typically, the court has wide discretion and a variety of options available, rather than just confinement. The court may order that the juvenile be placed in an alternative program where he/she would be taught life skills and earn their high school diploma or GED. The court typically has a variety of programs and classes to choose from. Confinement periods are typically very short and used only in the most serious cases.

Once a juvenile reaches the age of adulthood, his/her juvenile record is or can be sealed. The juvenile record generally cannot be used against him/her in a later criminal charge.

Removing an uncontrollable 17-year-old from your home would depend on the laws in your state, which may vary from state to state. It's best to seek the advice of someone who knows your state laws before taking that action.

Yes. A minor child can be forced to submit to drug or alcohol testing on the request of a parent if it is suspected that the minor is engaging in illegal activity. If the minor is not willing, the parents may petition the juvenile court for a mandatory order for the testing to be done.

Need more info in order to to answer. Taken by who? For what reason? Where is the father in all this? In what part, if any, do the PATERNAL grandparents enter into this?

In most states, grandparent's rights are based through the parent's rights. If a parent's rights are terminated, then the grandparent's rights are also lost. Sad, but true.