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refadmin wrote:
Dear Rain:
Please read the article I posted today entitled 'A Georgia 17–year-old with Alcoholic Parent Wants to Leave Home' for information that is relative to your situation. In the future, it can be found using the Juvenile Law link on right side of the website.
Please read the article I posted today entitled 'A Georgia 17–year-old with Alcoholic Parent Wants to Leave Home' for information that is relative to your situation. In the future, it can be found using the Juvenile Law link on right side of the website.
09/02 12:06:32
Rain wrote:
Hi, I live in Georgia, and I'm 17 years old. I need to finish school here, but I need to get out of this house of an alcoholic father and drug addicted older brother. I still depend on them financially, but I just can't do with foster care or living with another relative. In the past, when I lived with my mom I went through this for a brief moment in time. I did not enjoy it. I just want to move out immediately. Is there any possible way I can do this without parental consent? I know my father wont approve. I have already been invited by friends for a place to stay as long as I get a job. I love my family, I just can't do this anymore.
24/01 22:09:11
Jennifer wrote:
My 2 children are in foster care because we lived in a hotel,an i asked for help. The foster mom does not belive in hospitels or medication when children are sick or crying from pain. That is neglect and nothing is being done. But yet I lose them for living in a hotel. Thats CRAP!!!
06/03 13:31:21
Alyssa wrote:
Hello my name is alyssa i was put into fostercare in april 2009. i have been placed with my grandmother on my dads side ever since. recently me and her have been getting into a lot of arguments which escalate to screaming matches. i love her so much and appreciate all that she done for me but i want to move i turn 17 to day and i wanted to know if i left to go live with my brother then would i possibly get sent back to my grandmas. when i was younger i ran away a number of times to get attention about on how he was abusing me and my siblings physically and sexually abusing me. although noone would listen i kept running away to get help. i have a job and hold most of my own around the house so i feel that i can be on my own and be ok. i love being independent but its not something thats really new to me because i have taken care of my siblings ever since they were born. i want a stable enviroment and i want it to be livable. i respect my grandma but i feel that this is gonna have to be respect from a distance because you cant have her and i under the same roof if you weant peace. is it ok to move?
13/01 08:01:27
jasmine wrote:
hi im jasmine...i REALLY hate were i stay...i stay with my cuzin, who emotionally n mentally abuse me..she say i cant leave her house..im 17..cant i leave???
08/12 10:15:02
Stevie wrote:
I just wanted to respond to micheles post also. I am 17, and I moved out of my parents home a couple months ago. The boy should tell the school he moved out of his parents home. The school would then let him fill out a "homeless" form.. Thats what they did for me. The school knows Im not homeless, but by filling it out, the boy would get free/reduced lunch, and it would also notify the school that his mother is no longer in charge of him. My school told me that they will not let my dad or mom have any informations regrading me. Then, once the school understands that he is "homeless" (just not living with his parents) They will let him fill out the emergency contact card. HE would then be in charge of anything, and he would also get alot of assistance if he needed it. It really does help alot to let the school know whats going on, so they can help him... Hope that helps!!!
29/10 17:46:32
refadmin wrote:
Dear Michele:
You could seek a temporary order for custody. The longer the boy has been in your house, the better chances of success you will have. If you file a motion for custody, then chances are good that the mother will settle with you by giving you the permissions you desire. For all practical purposes, the 17 year old can live where he wants because of the loopholes in the law. The police would not return him to his mother anyway.
On the other hand, he will be 18 in a year and it may not be worth the trouble to take any action since his mother will have no control anyway at that point. It may be better for his mental health to not have that negative order from the court disrupting his already fragile relationship with his mother.
You could seek a temporary order for custody. The longer the boy has been in your house, the better chances of success you will have. If you file a motion for custody, then chances are good that the mother will settle with you by giving you the permissions you desire. For all practical purposes, the 17 year old can live where he wants because of the loopholes in the law. The police would not return him to his mother anyway.
On the other hand, he will be 18 in a year and it may not be worth the trouble to take any action since his mother will have no control anyway at that point. It may be better for his mental health to not have that negative order from the court disrupting his already fragile relationship with his mother.
14/10 11:30:21
Michele wrote:
I currently have a almost 17 year old now living in my home for the last few weeks..He will be 17 on Friday. I have consent from his mother to allow him to come live with me (I should point out he is one of my sons best friends) the consent is on my cell phone as a text. His mother is a lesbian and her gf lives with her, he accepts that but there is a lot of yelling and screaming at him that transpires in that home and my son has been witness to it. He finally got tired of it and asked if he could move in with me. I talked several times with his mother and she said if that's what he needs to do that's fine. However, now that he is almost 17 and he has been living in my home for almost a month. I see a complete change in him, his attitude, his school work, his behavior. She will not give me temporary guardianship which I thought would be wise after speaking with my bf who is a police officer. This would allow me to seek care for him should he get hurt in the several school sports he is involved in, etc. She even went as far as not allowing me on the high schools emergency card for days when he is sick so I can call him out of school or what have you. I'm just wondering what are my options here? I don't know how long he plans to stay but he is content and doing so much better and quite frankly, he's a joy to have around. I know I am a 3rd party and kids act different around other adults as I have a 16 year old and almost 18 year old. My point is do I have any grounds for trying to get a temporary guardianship over him and being added to the school emergency card. His mother claims that she will take care of it if he is sick or whatever, but he is living in my house, under my rules now and I am solely taking care of him financially..she has not offered a dime. That's fine, I just would like to know what my options are if any? Do I have any rights now that she consented for him to live with me both verbally in front of my son and myself and in a text message? Now she is upset because she let him go but understood he needed the time away to maybe clear his head and come back, now that he doesn't want to go back right now, she is trying to make this very hard on me and that is wrong..I have always loved him like my son and I would never "try" to be his mother just stepping in to maybe help him a little. Please help, any advice you have I surely would appreciate!
14/10 08:18:14
refadmin wrote:
Dear Haily:
Criminal convictions are never erased from someone's record unless they are expunged. If you want to confirm what is on your grandpa's criminal record, order a copy of it from the state police. Contact the Michigan State Police, or use the ICHAT system: http://apps.michigan.gov/IC...
Criminal convictions are never erased from someone's record unless they are expunged. If you want to confirm what is on your grandpa's criminal record, order a copy of it from the state police. Contact the Michigan State Police, or use the ICHAT system: http://apps.michigan.gov/IC...
14/09 16:42:28
Haily wrote:
Do you know when charges like that are removed from someones record. He is now 60 years old, all those happened when he was in his 20's.
08/08 20:41:51
refadmin wrote:
Dear Haily:
When CPS receives a complaint, they investigate and make a determination of the minor's safety. They inquire as to whether the minor has been injured, whether they are living in a safe and secure environment and whether their guardian is looking out for their best interests. Incidents such as bar fights could represent an alcohol or violence problem.
When CPS receives a complaint, they investigate and make a determination of the minor's safety. They inquire as to whether the minor has been injured, whether they are living in a safe and secure environment and whether their guardian is looking out for their best interests. Incidents such as bar fights could represent an alcohol or violence problem.
04/08 13:03:14
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20/07: Michigan Foster Care and 17 Year Olds
Question: What age does Foster Care deal with? What can Foster Care or Child Protective Services do with a 17 year old? Can Child Protective Services become involved if a 17 year old leaves home and has no criminal record? Does it matter if the 17 year old has been in the Foster Care system in the past, but is now out of the system?The Children's Foster Care Services Program in Michigan is administered by the Department of Human Services. It provides placement and supervision of children who are temporary or permanent court or state wards. A child who is a ward of the court or state is a child who cannot remain at home because their family is unable to provide minimal care and supervision or whose parents' parental rights have been terminated. The foster care program has a goal to preserve the child's family where possible and this means providing services that can resolve the problem at home, so the child may be returned.
Foster Care will not become involved until a member of the community reports possible abuse, neglect or abandonment of a child by the parent, legal guardian or any other person responsible for the child's health or welfare. If there is such a report, Children's Protective Services will investigate the situation to determine if it is safe for the child to remain in the home. If it is assessed that the child is unsafe, the Department of Human Service may petition the family court to intervene and possibly issue an order to remove the child from the home so that they may be placed in Foster Care.
Both the Child Abuse and Neglect criminal law and the Child Protection Law define "child" as a person who is under the age of 18. “Child abuse” is harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible for the child's health or welfare. The harm may actually occur or may be threatened. It may be physical or mental. “Neglect” is harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible for the child's health or welfare which occurs through negligent treatment, including the failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. The Child Protection Law provides for the protection of all children who are abused or neglected. It requires the reporting of child abuse and neglect by certain persons, and permits the reporting of child abuse and neglect by all persons. It also also allows for authorization of limited detainment in protective custody and medical examinations.
The short answer is that Foster Care does deal with persons age 17. A 17 year old can be placed in the Foster Care Program if Child Protective Services assesses that the child is in danger, and the fact that a child has been in Foster Care does not necessitate an order for placement in Foster Care again.
The more explanatory response is that Foster Care and Child Protective Services are concerned with children who are age 17. Child Protective Services can become involved if a 17 year old leaves home and has no criminal record, but this would only happen if the child was reported missing or a member of the community reported possible abuse, neglect or abandonment of a child by the parent or legal guardian. If the 17 year old leaves home and tells the parents where they are, the parent cannot without committing fraud report that the child is missing. If there is a report of abuse or neglect by a member of the community, then Child Protective Services would undertake an investigation into whether the child is abused or neglected and the focus of the inquiry would be the parents or guardians. If it appeared that the child was being abused or neglected, then the Department of Human Services could ask for an order of the court that the child be removed from the home and placed in Foster Care.
Practically speaking, if a 17 year old leaves the home and tells their parents where they are, then the parents cannot report the child as missing. If the parents determined to report abuse or neglect, they would be essentially reporting on themselves. This is unlikely. If they do report abuse or neglect, and an investigation were undertaken, there would have to be an assessment that the 17 year old is in danger for an order of the court to be entered. If the 17 year old is called into court they could petition the court for emancipation at that point, or the person with whom they are residing could attend the hearing and petition the judge for guardianship. If a 17 year old is responsible, getting their education, working, and abiding by the law, then their needs are going to be recognized as valid and their desires are more likely to be addressed as valid goals, especially since age 18 is around the corner and there is a legitimate goal to preserve valuable court and other state resources.