Pregnant Teen Wants to Get Emancipated

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: texas

my best friend is 16, she turns 17 in november, she is 4 and a half months pregnant. her grandma has a habit of kicking her out every now and then then calling the cops and saying she ran away. well today she missed the bus for school and her grandma refused to take her, she lives to far to walk to school so she just stayed home. her grandma called the school and said she was skipping but she wasnt.after school today they got into a fight and her grandma pushed her into the counter(kowing shes 4 and a half months pregnant) then accused her of stealing her keys (which she didnt steal. her grandma just misplaced them) and the cops were called. the cops didnt do anything when my friend told them that her grandma pushed her into the counter. when my friend tried to go to work her grandma said she wasnt allowed to leave and stood in frount of the door blocking her way out. she asked if she could call her work and tell them she wasnt going to be in (her grandma deactivated her phone) but her grandma said no and called them and said she made no effort to go to work today and she simplyrefused to go. she has a doctors appointment soon to find out the gender and her grandma refuses to take her.
(and this was all just today!!!!!!!!)

does she quallify for emansipation?

Short answer: No.

Longer answer - not even close.

why not?
and please dont be rude or snarky. i am simply asking because i am worried. i just turned 18 in still a kid i dont know everything.

You haven't bothered to search a single thing, have you?

Read.

Because the minute she got pregnant, she guaranteed that NO court in the country will view her as being responsible enough to qualify for emancipation. It only tells the court that she needs much MORE adult involvement in her life, not less.

Try reading these to start with, and you will find out why your friend is lmost certainly NOT eligible for emancipation:

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.u.../htm/FA.31.htm

http://www.crossattorney.com/family-...on-of-a-minor/

http://www.looneyconrad.com/family-l....MdcJFVGP.dpbs

Quote:

---

Quoting drayia

---

why not?
and please dont be rude or snarky. i am simply asking because i am worried. i just turned 18 in still a kid i dont know everything.

---

We spoon feed you the law in this forum. There's a link at the top of the forum that answers frequently asked questions about emancipation, and another that provides links to state-specific information. Had you read either, or had you read any of the hundreds of threads that address emancipation in Texas, the hundreds of threads that ask, "I'm pregnant, so can I get emancipated," or the hundreds of threads that ask, "My parents/guardians are mean or abusive, so can I get emancipated", you wouldn't have needed to post a new thread.

As a basic threshold matter, for emancipation in Texas the minor must be 17 years of age, or at least 16 years of age and living separate and apart from the minor's parents, managing conservator, or guardian. The minor must also be self-supporting and managing the minor's own financial affairs. Your friend does not meet the basic requirements, even before we get to a best interest analysis.

If your friend believes she is being abused, she can involve protective services.

Quote:

---

Quoting Mr. Knowitall

---

We spoon feed you the law in this forum. There's a link at the top of the forum that answers frequently asked questions about emancipation, and another that provides links to state-specific information. Had you read either, or had you read any of the hundreds of threads that address emancipation in Texas, the hundreds of threads that ask, "I'm pregnant, so can I get emancipated," or the hundreds of threads that ask, "My parents/guardians are mean or abusive, so can I get emancipated", you wouldn't have needed to post a new thread.

As a basic threshold matter, for emancipation in Texas the minor must be 17 years of age, or at least 16 years of age and living separate and apart from the minor's parents, managing conservator, or guardian. The minor must also be self-supporting and managing the minor's own financial affairs. Your friend does not meet the basic requirements, even before we get to a best interest analysis.

If your friend believes she is being abused, she can involve protective services.

---

her grandma just retired from working with child protective services last april so they wouldnt believe her

She has no right to go for a sonogram to glorify her pregnancy. She is a knocked up teen. She was truant from school, if she has no way to get there, she needs to get up earlier and catch the bus. She has no right to a job. It is something grandma allows when she is being responsible. As she is knocked up, that idea went out the window.