I really really really need some help here. I will start off with some background.
Our old babysitter (I'll call her A) is 16 right now and she has an 8 month old baby (please don't bash that, for this isn't what this post is about). She is living with her mom and dad right now and neither of them work and are home all day. She also had twin sisters and a brother with a whole list of medical problems. Anyways A was pull out of high school by her mom to stay home and take care of her baby and 3 siblings and A's mom is constantly yelling at her and putting her down. She doesn't have a very good living situation.
Anyways my DH and I were talking and we are thinking about having her and her son move in with us. The problem we have is that we think that A's mom would have a HUGE problem with it. We are wondering what A can do to get away from the unhealthy situation she is in. We live in WI. Where do we start to get her with us? We have never been involved in a situation like this before and we want to do it 100% right. Any help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks!
Quoting CountryBreed:I could be wrong but I was under the impression that once you had a child, you were "automatically" emancipated from your parents...
that's how it is here but i think some states don't recognize that
I don't know how state law works there, but in VA you have to take the girls mom to court. Also the teenager can get emancipated from her mom. I would just speak with an attorney or call the clerks office in Juvenile court.
Quoting sophistcatdfury:
Quoting CountryBreed:
I could be wrong but I was under the impression that once you had a child, you were "automatically" emancipated from your parents...
that's how it is here but i think some states don't recognize that
I was thinking the same thing but I couldn't find anything online.
Quoting sophistcatdfury:
Quoting CountryBreed:
I could be wrong but I was under the impression that once you had a child, you were "automatically" emancipated from your parents...
that's how it is here but i think some states don't recognize that
Okay, that is what I thought. I think the best thing for the OP to do is contact their local Department of Children and Families for more information, but to be careful she doesn't want to involve them and possibly get the child taken from the teen.
In WI you would have to take it to court and get custody or her. Once she's 17 she can move out WITH parents permission. But as you said her mother isn't willing ot give you that. I'd call social services and ask them all that goes into it.
Oh and it's very much illegal in that state for her to be out of school at 16 whether or not her parents say it's okay.
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on Nov. 23, 2009 at 10:56 PM