Can You Get Emancipated if You're Pregnant

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: florida

Hello everyone i'm 15 going to be 16 in a week . I am pregnant at 4 and a half weeks. Me and the baby daddy are no longer together. I live with my adopted parents . I want to get emancipated , But they will not sign it or help me take care of the child . They wanted me to get a abortion I'm against that and will raise my kid fine. I have gone ahead and jumped a grade in school i'm not a junior . I need to know how I can get emancipated in florida without parents consent . The issue is worse then me just wanting to . They work on the pipeline for months at a time and they leave me with my brother who is 29 years old . They really don't care about me my dad is a abusive drinker and so is my mom. I just want out of this house period. I have a place to live with the father of my childs family and I can get a part time job. But I am not sure how to go about getting emancipated . Sorry if its hard to understand . I'm upset right now and need to know asap. Thanks

Not going to happen. Getting knocked up at your age means you need more supervision, not less.

There isn't a court in the land going to emancipate a pregnant child who needs more - not less - supervision. They certainly won't do so in order for the minor to go and live with the person who impregnated her.

Even better the parents MUST be the ones petitioning on behalf of the minor.

Sorry - not going to happen.

Please read the "stickied" threads. Do some research yourself.

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Quoting girlyt3ch

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they will not ...help me take care of the child

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THEY didn't MAKE the child. You and the father did. If you need help raising the child, time to turn to the father, for child support, if nothing else. However, given that the father impregnated you when under 16, the father will be facing CRIMINAL charges.

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I just want out of this house period.

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You can always contact your local social services office and see if they can assist with getting a placement in a teen mother group home, but you lost any chance of emancipation the moment you got pregnant. That in and of itself tells judges that you need a lot MORE supervision, not less - as it shows an intense lack of responsibility.

Honestly, we should frame that statement!!!

they will not ... help me take care of the child

I have a similar problem, only its my boyfriend who wants to get emancipated. His parentswill not want to take care of our child either. Good luck with your baby :)

If you are going to make a baby, then YOU and the FATHER need to also be prepared to support your baby. It's YOUR responsibility, not his parents, not your parents. YOURS. That means getting jobs ASAP and being at those jobs at every possible moment when not at school or caring for the child.

In Florida, unless the parents of the minor who wants to emancipate will file the petition, emancipation will not happen. Period. Even if they do, it's not guaranteed by a long shot. But if they won't, it's dead in the water. No loopholes, no exceptions. If you (or your girlfriend, if applicable) is/are pregnant, tough cookies. No parental signature, no emancipatioin.

In all 50 states, if a couple of teenagers make a baby, then those teenagers are the ones who are responsible for paying for it. NOT the parents of those teenagers.

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In all 50 states, if a couple of teenagers make a baby, then those teenagers are the ones who are responsible for paying for it. NOT the parents of those teenagers.

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...and if the teenagers in question want to get sniffy about taking responsibility for the baby they made - your party days are OVER, kids - then maybe they SHOULD consider termination. Find yourself a teen mom support group immediately, preferably one led by a medical professional, so we aren't hearing on the news later that you shook your baby to death. You've chosen a very hard life for yourself, one that will cause you immense stress and strain.

Also, if you're going to indulge in recreational sheet dancing, you'd do well to get your sniffy, entitled little backside down to Planned Parenthood for some education and contraception.

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...and if the teenagers in question want to get sniffy about taking responsibility for the baby they made - your party days are OVER, kids - then maybe they SHOULD consider termination. Find yourself a teen mom support group immediately, preferably one led by a medical professional, so we aren't hearing on the news later that you shook your baby to death. You've chosen a very hard life for yourself, one that will cause you immense stress and strain.

Also, if you're going to indulge in recreational sheet dancing, you'd do well to get your sniffy, entitled little backside down to Planned Parenthood for some education and contraception.

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Jeez mine pushing 30 and STILL cause me strife!

That would require they not lay around having sex all day while mom n dad are at work, then going out and leaving the kid for mom n dad to watch in the evenings.

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If you are going to make a baby, then YOU and the FATHER need to also be prepared to support your baby. It's YOUR responsibility, not his parents, not your parents. YOURS. That means getting jobs ASAP and being at those jobs at every possible moment when not at school or caring for the child.

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So your parents leave you alone with your brother for months? That kind of lack of supervision would give you all the time needed to enter into a relationship and get pregnant. If your parents are abusive alcoholics, it isn't a suitable place for a baby anyway..
Did your parents say they would kick you out if you kept the baby ?
Is the father's side of the family more stable than your side of the family ?
Were you at some point a Ward of the State ? Maybe you can default to that status on the grounds that you have lame alcoholic parents that want to terminate the pregnancy. Then the father's side of the family could try to go through the process of becoming your new legal guardian until you are 18.
It doesn't make them look like good parents if they ignore you to the point that you're out in the world, getting pregnant at such a young age, nor does pushing the topic of abortion make them look nurturing.
It would be an injustice for someone to force you to keep or terminate the pregnancy against your will.
It would be tempting disaster to raise a child in the same environment that is currently making you miserable.

Call the family court and ask what is the procedure for becoming a Ward of the Court. They might try to send you away to some Camp so they can make sure you don't get in trouble or hurt yourself or the baby.

Congratulations on the baby and for standing up for yourself, don't listen too much to people who judge you and try to make you feel bad when what you need most right now is a positive direction to move in. People who tell you that your life is going to be immensely stressful and strained obviously do not understand the selflessness and joy of giving life. Life is hard for everyone. Giving life and treating it well is one of the rewards of a hard life.
Also, joking about shaken baby syndrome is demented and wrong, be weary of advice or judgement from a mouth that mocks life.

(And I'm waiting to get blasted....)

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Also, joking about shaken baby syndrome is demented and wrong, be weary of advice or judgement from a mouth that mocks life.

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It was no joke, nitwit.

And just because you're unhappy that you didn't hear what you wanted to hear, doesn't mean that your legally inaccurate nonsense is going to do anything to help this young woman. She got legally correct answers. You're just babbling.

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Call the family court and ask what is the procedure for becoming a Ward of the Court.

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She has no standing to do that. You don't get to just have yourself taken in by the State.

I was a ward of the state when I was underage and awaiting placement. It is a burden on the state to see that minors, whether wards or not, are being treated humanely. If she is not being treated properly at home, and as such is at risk of CPS taking her baby away because of a poor and unsupervised living
environment, or if she has to worry that her parents might kick her out or otherwise make life more difficult, she should NOT have to remain in that home.
A relative, for instance, can petition to remove the minor in an emergency.

Missy, is there some reason you feel entitled to refer to me in a derogatory manner ? You say you work here. Have you not an iota of professionalism or sensitivity ? Why are you here when the majority of what you say is pompous and rather gleeful at putting people down ?

You should learn to type with more than your trigger finger.

I refer to you in a derogatory manner because you act like the rules don't apply to you, and you think spouting off with legally inaccurate advice is helpful. I call 'em like I see 'em.

One more time: You can't just go to the state and ask them to take you away from your parents. That's not how it works. She's not going to be made a ward of the state simply because her parents are leaving her with her adult brother while they earn a living to support her, nor will she become a ward of the state because she got knocked up and her parents reacted poorly.

Florida law is clear on her situation. You, apparently, think it doesn't apply.

There are programs and petitions that can help her get away from her situation. Just because YOU think she deserves a substandard life because of the choices she has made does not mean all doors are factually closed to her.
If CPS can take children overnight, how could it be impossible for this young girl to seek removal from her residence?

Missy, I don't know what to say to you. It is a shame I cannot block you and your jaded, obtuse judgement. However, I will be ignoring your childish taunts and the sadistic critiques you call researched advice. It is rubbish. So go ahead and stand up on your soap box and holler at all the people who don't give a s*** how great you are compared to a (wow) nitwit like me. You muling quim.

Really, you're going to call me names that you can't even correctly spell?

It's "mewling", nitwit. And you don't have to worry about ignoring me, because you're done here.

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Really, you're going to call me names that you can't even correctly spell?

It's "mewling", nitwit. And you don't have to worry about ignoring me, because you're done here.

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The poster will be living in their car without internet soon anyway.

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If CPS can take children overnight, how could it be impossible for this young girl to seek removal from her residence?

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Protective services can exercise emergency jurisdiction to protect a child from imminent harm. "I am being cared for by a responsible, 29-year-old adult relative while my parents are away at work" isn't going to do it. "I'm pregnant and my parents are very disappointed and critical" isn't going to do it. It's possible that some of the allegations could lead to an investigation, but emergency removal? From what we've been told so far that's not going to happen.