what to do

I am17 will be18 in march, i have a baby and lived on my own this summer until things got to hard. well i live with my grandma who is my legal gardian and she told me I couldn't move is there really anything she can do

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by nicolea [/i]
[B]I am17 will be18 in march, i have a baby and lived on my own this summer until things got to hard. well i live with my grandma who is my legal gardian and she told me I couldn't move is there really anything she can do
[/B][/QUOTE]

My response:

Do you see that writing in RED up there? Without your State name, or the name of the State where the problem happened, it would be difficult to assist you. Laws are different everywhere.

IAAL

[usmcfamily]

Well, there are two possibilities for you -- 1) the easiest is that since march is only four months away you grin and bear whatever is making you want to move until you reach the age of majority and are able to move without the permission of your guardian or 2) you can petition the courts for emancipation (declaring you an adult prior to reaching 18) but the problem is this process could conceivably take longer than four months anyway and so could well be time/money wasted. In order to convince the court to emancipate you you will need to show that you will be able to provide for yourself and your child once you are cut loose from the responsibility of your grandmother. This will be tough to do as I know from experience how difficult it is to support yourself and a child at a young age. You will need to show that you are gainfully employed (or will be) and that you have a safe place for the two of you to go to. You will need to be able to show a definative plan for how you intend to care for the both of you.
Why is it you want to move? This is something the judge will be highly interested in, so I hope you are able to provide a "good" reason - beyond "I just want to", etc....
From where I sit the easiest path for you would be to simply wait another four months and avoid all the legal hassle and heartache that you would possibly cause yourself and your family should you choose to pursue it all in court...as I said before it is likely to take four months to resolve anyway.

I am living in the State of Oregon, my husband and I split up in September 1999. He moved to California, all that time he did not help me financilly. We are now getting Divorced I filed, he has 30 days to respond. My question is this, I have heard of wage garnishment in order to get child support, how does this happen and can a Judge order his wages garnished even if he lives in another State?

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by obfx [/i]
[B]I am living in the State of Oregon, my husband and I split up in September 1999. He moved to California, all that time he did not help me financilly. We are now getting Divorced I filed, he has 30 days to respond. My question is this, I have heard of wage garnishment in order to get child support, how does this happen and can a Judge order his wages garnished even if he lives in another State? [/B][/QUOTE]

My response:

Please start your own, separate, thread.

IAAL