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    Default Texas Rights for Minors

    My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Texas

    I'm currently seeking help for a friend of mine who lives in the state of Texas. Recently this year she had to drop out of high school to take care of her autistic 9 year old brother, as their parents can no longer be seen as fit to do such. Is there any help she can get? I've been researching shelters, attempting to find any sort of welfare opportunity, and other such things. She's getting a job when school starts for him so she can start saving up money. Currently the best (radical) idea seems to be emancipation, but is that an option for her, as she's only 16, and would she be able to take her brother with her? Or would it be best if she remains at the house until she's of age, gets her GED, and can fight for legal custody of her brother? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated in this situation.

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    No, she can't legally run away from home. No, as you should already know from the stickied threads, she does not qualify for emancipation. No, she cannot take her brother out of her parents' home - and for that matter, weren't you just telling us that the root of her problems at home was that she has to care for her brother?

    When you say "she had to drop out of high school to take care of her autistic 9 year old brother", followed up by telling us how eager she is to take custody of her brother on a long-term basis, it suggests that the problem isn't that your friend's parents made her drop out - but that she chose to do so because she felt her parents weren't taking proper care of her brother. Your friend would be better served by staying in school and, if the circumstances warrant, involving protective services.

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    She did leave on her own accord- I wasn't trying to say she hadn't. Very sorry, I just found this place ten minutes ago on my little search and figured I might as well ask for SOME form of help. I've suggested the protective services before, a long time ago before this happened, but I could probably suggest it again. Was just wondering if there was anything else she could do to help herself and him both.

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    She did leave on her own accord- I wasn't trying to say she hadn't. Very sorry, I just found this place ten minutes ago on my little search and figured I might as well ask for SOME form of help. I've suggested the protective services before, a long time ago before this happened, but I could probably suggest it again. Was just wondering if there was anything else she could do to help herself and him both.
    She can go back to school and graduate.

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