Can My Parents Make Me Move, at Age 15

[Mommie_2_be_at_16]

I'm not talking about us. I am talking about the people at the hospital where you will give birth, who are required by law, once they find out your bf's age, to report the crime to the police.

Or, the case worker that assigns you welfare benefits.

ok well the doctor knows everythign about this his age my age when i got pregnant. and he isnt calling anyone

[panther10758]

Contact social services they will put you in contact with groups for teens like yourself and help/housing as needed. You cannot legally live with your rapist BF!

[moburkes]

ok well the doctor knows everythign about this his age my age when i got pregnant. and he isnt calling anyone

Then, your doctor is committing a crime. Hopefully the hospital and the case worker won't do the same thing.

[moburkes]

Statutory Rape - O.C.G.A. 16-6-3

Designed to protect children from sexual deviance, the statutory rape law makes it a crime to engage in sexual intercourse with any person under the age of 16 who is not a spouse. In order to get a conviction the state must show only that the defendant had sex with a person under 16; it is unnecessary to prove either force or lack of consent. This is based on the presumption that a person under 16 is legally incapable of consenting to intercourse. Additionally, one may be convicted of statutory rape even if he or she reasonably believed that the victim was over 16. Finally, a conviction for statutory rape may not rest on the unsupported testimony of the victim. There must be some kind of corroborative evidence that verifies the victim’s allegations.

[moburkes]

Punishment: Typically, statutory rape is considered a felony carrying a 1 to 20 year jail sentence. But, if the victim is 14 or 15 at the time of the act, and the defendant is no more than 3 years older, it is a misdemeanor.

[aaron]

This thread is about a parent's ability to make a minor move out and eligibility for emancipation, so let's stick to the subject.

[panther10758]

Ok. Your parents cannot legally toss you out of your home and you do not meet the requirements for emancipation!!

[aaron]

As has been stated, parents have a duty to support their minor children. If they abandon their minor children or kick them out of the house, child protective services will help the children and it is possible for the parents to face criminal prosecution.

As for emancipation, Georgia law requires specific judicial findings after an emancipation petition is filed with the court.

(a) The hearing shall be before a judge; and the court shall issue an emancipation order if it determines that emancipation is in the best interest of the minor and the minor establishes all of the following:

(1) That the mino?s parent or guardian does not object to the petition; or if a parent or guardian objects to the petition, that the best interests of the child are served by allowing the emancipation to occur by court order;

(2) That the minor is a resident of the state;

(3) That the minor has demonstrated the ability to manage his or her financial affairs, including proof of employment or other means of support; 'other means of support' does not include general assistance or aid received from means-tested public assistance programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or similar programs under Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act;

(4) That the minor has the ability to manage his or her personal and social affairs, including, but not limited to, proof of housing; and

(5) That the minor understands his or her rights and responsibilities under this article as an emancipated minor.

(b) A minor who petitions the court for emancipation shall have the burden of showing by a preponderance of evidence that emancipation should be ordered.

(c) If the court issues an emancipation order, the court shall retain a copy of the order until the emancipated minor becomes 25 years of age.

(d) An emancipation obtained by fraud is voidable. Voiding such an order does not affect an obligation, responsibility, right, or interest that arose during the period of time the order was in effect.

(e) The minor or a parent or guardian of the minor may appeal the cour?s grant or denial of an emancipation petition. The appeal shall be filed in the court of appeals.

As has been stated, the facts as presented will not support an emancipation petition. Emancipation can result from lawful marriage and, as has been stated, at age fifteen that will require court approval. At age sixteen that will require parental approval.