Neglected Pregnant Teenager

My question involves child abuse or neglect in the State of: New Jersey

well basically i live with my mom, stepdad, stepsister, and little brother. me and my stepfather have history of fighting and he physically punched me in my face for bringing my friends in the house. my mom smokes weed all day in the basement. she doesnt motivate me to do good in school none of that. i wasnt going to school because people say things to me everyday and i have a hard time learning. i told her and she doesnt do anything but smoke weed! the fridge is always empty. i barely eat anything. but im pregnant and my child's father grandmother helps me when it comes to school, needing something to eat, need money to get to school and back. something my mother should be doing but she doesnt. any help someone please :(

If you are being abused, pick up the phone and call CPS.

That assumes, of course, that you are under the age of 18. If you are over the age of 18, feel free to move out.

but what would happen? can they place me with my childs grandmother since shes been playing the mother role ?

Ah no. They're not going to remove you and place you with your boyfriend's family.

Not. Happening.

what if she wants to adopt me?

That would make your boyfriend your nephew. That's really healthy.

NOT HAPPENING.

Brianna, seriously - please listen. You are NOT going to be living with your boyfriend and/or his family unless BOTH of your parents agree to let you go and live there.

well can you give me steps on being Emplicted sorry if i spelled it wrong

You don't have a chance at being emancipated.

Period. Ever.

Brianna - you're staying with your legal guardian unless the State steps in and removes you for your own safety.

yes i do i have a job and everything cause i just spoke with my lawyer!

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Quoting briannamarks

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yes i do i have a job and everything cause i just spoke with my lawyer!

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Don't lie.

You just spoke with your lawyer on a Sunday afternoon and your lawyer told you that you could be emancipated.

Please PM me with your lawyer's details because s/he needs to learn a few things about emancipation in your state.

Yeah, ok. Then ask your lawyer why you have absolutely ZERO chance of being emancipated here. Having a job is only ONE of the VERY MANY elements that the courts look at. Any hope for emancipation in YOUR case ended when (a) you got pregnant, and (b) when your school efforts took a back seat to other things. Emancipation isn't going to happen. No shot. Zero. Adoption by baby's daddy's family isn't going to happen either. As already advised, if your living situation is unlawful, abusive, or neglectful, your option is to report the issues to law enforcement and child services. What happens then is up to the courts, who will have the final authority to decide where you'd be placed (foster care, group home, or possible adoption by a member of your OWN family).

My in-box is empty. And Brianna logged off.

And youth-net.com lists Brianna's state as one of the most difficult for a minor to be emancipated in.

NJ is perhaps second only to PA in terms of how difficult it is for a minor to be emancipated.

;)

You know where I'm going with that :D

Quite.....

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Quoting Dogmatique

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You just spoke with your lawyer on a Sunday afternoon and your lawyer told you that you could be emancipated.

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The lawyer said she could be "emplicted".

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The lawyer said she could be "emplicted".

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Oh that's right!

Misread. :D

How far along are you? Once you have the baby, at least in Nevada, you are considered an adult. I think even once you are pregnant you may be considered the same way.

That is not correct - and it is best not to post rumor and misinformation. Neither pregnancy nor having a will give you the rights of an adult in any state. The most you get is autonomy in relation to your medical care pertaining to pregnancy and childbirth.