YALAT (Law advice)

[thecoolnessrune]

Basic workings in cliffs (to protect the person)

15 year old female in Wisconsin

Lives with father in *I believe* joint custody

Father uses her roughly $400 a month Social Security check to pay mortgage on his house.

Father does not take proper care of her (she is becoming malnourished and in a non-peaceful home)

Father has allowed an 18YO male (Girlfriend's son) to live in the house. Has been in prison for 3 DUIs. Girl sees the male doing weed but father ignores her.

Female no longer feels safe at home.

Female tells father she wishes to leave and live with her grandmother (on her mother's side).

Girlfriend of father (who is married) curses female, fight ensues, female leaves with her mother.

Female is taken to grandmother's in another town.

Father wants her to come back, says the law is on his side and she has no choice.

She is worried her father might harm her or the 18YO male.


What rights does the minor have? Can she choose who to live with even if it's not a biological parent? Or can she say she wishes to live with her mother instead?

Thank you all for the help.

 

[jdobratz]

Call child protective services.

Link.

 

[dougp]

I know that in Texas, once a minor turns 13, they have a choice of where they'd like to live. I'd assume that at 15, she would be able to decide for herself - but call CPS because they can document everything.

 

[altonb1]

You definitely need to get the government involved as they can assist with taking her from the home and allowing her to live with a suitable family member until permanent arrangements can be made. If they do not legally move her, she has no choice but to return to her existing home.




And since this is ATOT...:camera:'s?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: jdobratz
Call child protective services.

Link.

yeah, just report all those crimes to DHFS and they'll either put her in foster care or maybe with another family member

 

[IceBergSLiM]

she can be emancipated right? Then she is on her own. She can goto the custody of the state which will put her in a WAYYYYYY more fucked up living situation. Or she can just runaway.

Oh BTW: its SMOKING pot, not DOING pot.