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jawagner33
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My daughters boyfriend is interested in obatining legal custody of himself. He is 17 and will be 18 in Sept 2001. He and my daughter have a son, 2 months old.
When we found out that my daughter was pregnant, we also found that she and her boyfriend, Bobby had contracted genital warts. My daughter has been treated and he wants to be treated, but his mother (who he does not live with, he lives with Grandmother)will not let him go to the Dr to receive treatment. He went to an outpatient clinic here in town and they gave him the prescription, but it costs over $100, and he is only working part-time and helps buy things for his son.
He also needs to go to the Dentist, but his mother refuses to make him an appt. She has insurance on him, but will not let him have an insurance card. She receives child support from Bobby's father, but he does not see any of the money. She does not support him in any way. The grandmother does it all.
Does he have any legal rights?? Can he get custody of himself, so that he can get his own insurance?
I have grown fond of this boy and consider him to be a part of my family, after all he is the father of my grandson, and want to help him. I am going to pay for the prescription that he needs and he is going to pay me back a little at a time. I am also going to pay for his dental visit, so that he can get his cavities filled. I would like to do more for him, but I am a single parent raising 2 kids and helping with a grandchild.
Does anyone have any advice for this boy? It is so tempting to turn this woman in for medical neglect.
Thanks, Joyce Wagner
Henderson, KY
When we found out that my daughter was pregnant, we also found that she and her boyfriend, Bobby had contracted genital warts. My daughter has been treated and he wants to be treated, but his mother (who he does not live with, he lives with Grandmother)will not let him go to the Dr to receive treatment. He went to an outpatient clinic here in town and they gave him the prescription, but it costs over $100, and he is only working part-time and helps buy things for his son.
He also needs to go to the Dentist, but his mother refuses to make him an appt. She has insurance on him, but will not let him have an insurance card. She receives child support from Bobby's father, but he does not see any of the money. She does not support him in any way. The grandmother does it all.
Does he have any legal rights?? Can he get custody of himself, so that he can get his own insurance?
I have grown fond of this boy and consider him to be a part of my family, after all he is the father of my grandson, and want to help him. I am going to pay for the prescription that he needs and he is going to pay me back a little at a time. I am also going to pay for his dental visit, so that he can get his cavities filled. I would like to do more for him, but I am a single parent raising 2 kids and helping with a grandchild.
Does anyone have any advice for this boy? It is so tempting to turn this woman in for medical neglect.
Thanks, Joyce Wagner
Henderson, KY