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07-23-2007, 04:03 PM
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Hi, my girlfriend will be 17 in January. Her parents live in California where they have primary custody. They sent her to live with her aunt and uncle in Springfield, MO for three monthes, and then after 3 monthes they refused to let her come back like they promised and told her they wanted her to stay thier without her aunt and uncles consent. Her aunt and uncle just recently kicked her out of the house and tried to send her back to her parents. She refused to go back to her parents because they are extreamly abusive and neglectful. So she ran away. She just recently got caught. She can't go back to her aunt and uncles house, and she refuses to go back to her parents. So what will happen to her? Will she become a ward of the state? If so, what would happen? I know that at 17 in Missouri you can move out on your own. Does that still apply to a ward of the state? That's what I really need to know. Any answers or help would be great. Thanks... |
07-23-2007, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by DrumberBoy  Springfield, Missouri
Hi, my girlfriend will be 17 in January. Her parents live in California where they have primary custody. They sent her to live with her aunt and uncle in Springfield, MO for three monthes, and then after 3 monthes they refused to let her come back like they promised and told her they wanted her to stay thier without her aunt and uncles consent. Her aunt and uncle just recently kicked her out of the house and tried to send her back to her parents. She refused to go back to her parents because they are extreamly abusive and neglectful. So she ran away. She just recently got caught. She can't go back to her aunt and uncles house, and she refuses to go back to her parents. So what will happen to her? Will she become a ward of the state? If so, what would happen? I know that at 17 in Missouri you can move out on your own. Does that still apply to a ward of the state? That's what I really need to know. Any answers or help would be great. Thanks... | Yep. A ward of the state sounds about right.
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07-23-2007, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by DrumberBoy So what will happen to her? Will she become a ward of the state? If so, what would happen? | She would either be placed in foster care, or a detention facility until she is 18. Quote: |
I know that at 17 in Missouri you can move out on your own.
| Ummm no, not exactly. Quote: |
Does that still apply to a ward of the state?
| It doesn't apply to anyone, actually. You're misunderstanding the way things work....and that's coming from someone who moved out at 17.
Also, her parents are in CA. She's a legal resident of CA. CA will handle whatever 'happens' to her.
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07-24-2007, 01:25 AM
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Can she get emancipated if she is a ward of the state in either California or Missouri? |
07-24-2007, 03:21 AM
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| | | It would have to be California that grants emancipation, and she would have to be FULLY SELF SUFFICIENT, meaning that she would be able to survive on her own without any help whatsoever. Even then, the courts are not really likely to grant it. She'll probably turn 18 before the courts fully resolve the situation anyhow. Sorry, but it just ain't gonna happen. |
07-24-2007, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by DrumberBoy Can she get emancipated if she is a ward of the state in either California or Missouri? | OP, why didn't you just ask this question in the FIRST place, since that's what you really wanted to know?
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