What is the name of your state? MD
A friend's 15 year old daughter is in the hospital now having her baby. The father is 16. The paternal grandmother is making demands and if the maternal side disagrees at all, the PG threatens to have the baby taken away. The father to be just does whatever his mother says. The mother to be wants the baby to have her last name. She knows the boyfriend and her most likely won't stay together. The PG is having a fit about this and making threats. I understand because of child support and such it is probably best to at least have the father's name on the birth certificate but everybody is scared now that the PG is going to have her son take the baby away.
The mother to be's family is a low income family. They don't have a lot of resources. The PG uses that to threaten them as well. The PG has pretty much made it clear she doesn't care about either of the teens...she just wants the baby.
Where can I go to look up this teen girl's rights and what she needs to do to protect herself? I can't seem to find anything online. They are scared to even fill out the birth certificate for fear that anything they do is going to be used against them.
I appreciate any advice.
A friend's 15 year old daughter is in the hospital now having her baby. The father is 16. The paternal grandmother is making demands and if the maternal side disagrees at all, the PG threatens to have the baby taken away. The father to be just does whatever his mother says. The mother to be wants the baby to have her last name. She knows the boyfriend and her most likely won't stay together. The PG is having a fit about this and making threats. I understand because of child support and such it is probably best to at least have the father's name on the birth certificate but everybody is scared now that the PG is going to have her son take the baby away.
The mother to be's family is a low income family. They don't have a lot of resources. The PG uses that to threaten them as well. The PG has pretty much made it clear she doesn't care about either of the teens...she just wants the baby.
Where can I go to look up this teen girl's rights and what she needs to do to protect herself? I can't seem to find anything online. They are scared to even fill out the birth certificate for fear that anything they do is going to be used against them.
I appreciate any advice.
