Can a Teen Parent Get Emancipated to Qualify for Public Assistance
My question involves guardianship in the State of: Texas
My grandson is now 19 years of age, his girlfriend is 15 years of age. They have a 7 month old daughter and have been living together for close to a year unmarried. They are wanteing to apply for state or goverment help for housing and financial however with the girls age they are having problems. How can this issue be solved? Is emancipation for her the answer and if so what is required to do so? My grandson works a a decent job however it is not enough to meet rent, food, utilities, personal needs, gas etc. therefore they need assistance.
Re: Emancipation for 15 Year with Child Living with Father of Child, How Can This Be
There is no chance at all of her being emancipated.
What EXACTLY is the State saying when she applies?
Re: Emancipation for 15 Year with Child Living with Father of Child, How Can This Be
How Can This Be Done
It can't. There is only one state that will even consider emancipation of a 15 year old; that state is not Texas; and even in the one state that will consider it, for it to happen she'd need to be either an Olympic class athlete or spend her spare time as an extra in the Hunger Games movies.
If she needs government support to survive then she doesn't qualify for emancipation anyway.
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Now I think about it, grandson might have FAR more serious issues to deal with.
The age of consent in Texas is 17; the exception is that someone over the age of 14 can have sex with someone no more than 3 years older without penalty.
No matter how we figure out the math in this case, he does not fall under that exception.
(And are her parents completely insane?!)
Re: Emancipation for 15 Year with Child Living with Father of Child, How Can This Be
What does guardianship have to do with your question?
Grandson might be smarter to review his options with legal counsel.
TX allows for emancipation by marriage ..and it is possible to get married at 15 IF the right combinations of parental or guardian consent or court order are present ....but NOT otherwise!
TX allows for a defense against statutory rape by marriage status ...but that does NOT seem to fit the math going backwards if some prosecutor wants to address the points...
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What does guardianship have to do with your question?
Grandson might be smarter to review his options with legal counsel.
TX allows for emancipation by marriage ..and it is possible to get married at 15 IF the right combinations of parental or guardian consent or court order are present ....but NOT otherwise!
TX allows for a defense against statutory rape by marriage status ...but that does NOT seem to fit the math going backwards if some prosecutor wants to address the points...
Subsequent marriage does not provide an affirmative defense for acts committed before the marriage occurred.
Which is clearly the case here.
Re: Can a Teen Parent Get Emancipated to Qualify for Public Assistance
His girlfriend’s parents or guardians still have the obligation to support her. Having a child doesn’t change that. If her family has the ability to support her then the government is not going to do it (nor should the government have to do it — the taxpayers ought not be paying for the girl’s mistake here if her parents can support her).
Your grandson, of course, as the father would have a legal obligation to support the child (as does his girlfriend, of course) once his paternity is established and support is ordered by a court. The problem is that it appears that your grandson committed a sex offense by having intercourse with an underage person; confirming paternity would risk potential legal problems for him if the DA decided to pursue the matter as that would be strong evidence against him. This assumes, of course, that the intercourse took place in Texas. I strongly suggest he seek legal advice on how best to deal with this potential problem going forward.
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I too question the absence of girls parents in this post....her parents would seem to have a duty to support thier child under Tx law thru age 18 and not visit their problems of taxpayers. And if necessary return the girl to her parents ....
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What would happen to the girl if, say, the parents were not around (incarcerated, deceased, can't be located)? Could she possibly be removed from her current situation and placed in foster care?
7 month old baby and she's 15..poor kids (her and the baby)
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What would happen to the girl if, say, the parents were not around (incarcerated, deceased, can't be located)? Could she possibly be removed from her current situation and placed in foster care?
7 month old baby and she's 15..poor kids (her and the baby)
Yes, that's entirely possible.
To be perfectly blunt, I also question the son's parents in this situation. I'm unaware of when it became a good idea to let a 19 year old play house with his underage girlfriend. Couldn't somebody have stepped in? Anybody?