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refadmin wrote:
Dear Kevin:
In Michigan, a teenager must be at least 16 either to get married or to be emancipated, so as applicable to your girlfriend, she is not old enough to get married yet. Please see the brief article I wrote today entitled 'When Can a Teenager be Married in Michigan?'
In Michigan, a teenager must be at least 16 either to get married or to be emancipated, so as applicable to your girlfriend, she is not old enough to get married yet. Please see the brief article I wrote today entitled 'When Can a Teenager be Married in Michigan?'
08/02 18:54:42
refadmin wrote:
Dear Jon:
There are many comments and responses that address your question. Please review the article '17-year-old Runaways: Not "Adults", Not "Juveniles", And Not "Children" - Michigan Law Leaves Parents Helpless'. The comments thereunder provide further explanation.
There are many comments and responses that address your question. Please review the article '17-year-old Runaways: Not "Adults", Not "Juveniles", And Not "Children" - Michigan Law Leaves Parents Helpless'. The comments thereunder provide further explanation.
08/02 13:23:30
Kevin wrote:
I forgot to tell you in my last comment that I am 18 she is 15 and this is taking place in Michigan.
08/02 13:14:14
Kevin wrote:
Dear Refadmin,
I am 18 years old and i am in a relationship with a 15 year old girl who has runaway from home due to her mom physically and emotionally beating her. cps has been involved and they took the side of the mother. she ran away and is at a friends house. after reading this article is it legal for us to marry to cause her emancipation? you seem to know alot about everything your help would be heeded.
I am 18 years old and i am in a relationship with a 15 year old girl who has runaway from home due to her mom physically and emotionally beating her. cps has been involved and they took the side of the mother. she ran away and is at a friends house. after reading this article is it legal for us to marry to cause her emancipation? you seem to know alot about everything your help would be heeded.
08/02 13:11:31
Jon wrote:
I'm 17, so in Michigan I'm technically still a minor, but do I have the right to live with someone else? Could my parents make me return home at 17?
01/01 23:51:10
refadmin wrote:
A child should be heard when they can articulate their concern. Typically, the courts give them more consideration when they are about age 7.
31/08 21:12:41
refadmin wrote:
Dear Sheyenne:
Goergia law can be found at:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/Default.asp
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-2 (2011) provides that
(1) "Adult" means any individual who is not a child under the definition in paragraph (2) of this Code section.
...
(2) "Child" means any individual who is:
(A) Under the age of 17 years;
...
A person age 15 is still defined as a "child" under Georgia law. A child will need an adult such as a relative to assist them in legally moving out of their parents house as typically a motion for custody or change of custody would have to be heard in a court of law.
Goergia law can be found at:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/Default.asp
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-2 (2011) provides that
(1) "Adult" means any individual who is not a child under the definition in paragraph (2) of this Code section.
...
(2) "Child" means any individual who is:
(A) Under the age of 17 years;
...
A person age 15 is still defined as a "child" under Georgia law. A child will need an adult such as a relative to assist them in legally moving out of their parents house as typically a motion for custody or change of custody would have to be heard in a court of law.
25/08 14:15:17
refadmin wrote:
Dear Jasminee:
You may call CPS and report the mental abuse.
If there is a court case due to divorce / custody already, you may have an adult file a motion to change custody for you. You could try filing a motion to change custody yourself (not usually done, but you could try turning some heads that way!). When you are 17, you will have more options.
You may call CPS and report the mental abuse.
If there is a court case due to divorce / custody already, you may have an adult file a motion to change custody for you. You could try filing a motion to change custody yourself (not usually done, but you could try turning some heads that way!). When you are 17, you will have more options.
25/08 14:04:08
refadmin wrote:
Dear Savanna:
Yes, your aunts can take you in to keep you safe and file an Emergency (Ex-Parte) Motion to Modify Custody.
Yes, your aunts can take you in to keep you safe and file an Emergency (Ex-Parte) Motion to Modify Custody.
25/08 12:59:06
refadmin wrote:
Dear Natalie:
Have your father file a Motion to Modify Custody in the Friend of the Court Office at the Circuit Court located in the county in which you live.
Have your father file a Motion to Modify Custody in the Friend of the Court Office at the Circuit Court located in the county in which you live.
25/08 12:57:37
refadmin wrote:
Dear Jenna:
Please read the article and responses at:
http://www.lawrefs.com/item/17-year-old-runaways--not-adults-not-juveniles-and-not-children---michigan-law-leaves-parents-helpless
Please read the article and responses at:
http://www.lawrefs.com/item/17-year-old-runaways--not-adults-not-juveniles-and-not-children---michigan-law-leaves-parents-helpless
25/08 12:54:51
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30/06: Michigan Runaways
Can a 16 year old leave home without permission? No. If the individual is under age 18, they are a “minor”. MCL 722.1. The age of majority in Michigan is 18. MCL 722.52. A child can leave home with permission, however, it is still the parents obligation to support their minor children unless the court modifies or terminates the obligation via a petition for emancipation, or the minor is emancipated by operation of law. MCL 722.3.“Emancipation” means
termination of the rights of the parents to the custody, control, services and earnings of a minor. Emancipation can occur by court order pursuant to a petition filed, or by operation of law if certain conditions are met. An emancipation occurs by operation of law when a minor is validly married; when he/she reaches age 18; during active duty with the armed forces; and to consent to certain care when in the custody of a law enforcement agency and when incarcerated.
If a child leaves home without permission, the child should be reported missing and the Department of Human Services should be contacted as Department agents can requisition the child back into the jurisdiction and help set in motion charges against anyone who aids the child knowing they are a runaway. It is against the law for any person to knowingly and wilfully aid or abet a child under the age of 17 years to violate an order of a juvenile court or knowingly and wilfully conceal or harbor juvenile runaways who have taken flight from the custody of the court, their parents or legal guardian. Violation is a misdemeanor with fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. MCL 722.151 and MCL 722.152.
A parent can give permission to a 16-year-old child to leave home and live somewhere else, however, they are still obligated to support the child.
An ancillary bit of information is that the parent has the right to contact the child's employer and direct the employer to pay the parent directly. This is because until the child is age 18, the parents of an unemancipated minor are entitled to the custody, control, services and earnings of the minor. This could be used to coerce the child back home, but it may also just coerce the child to quit the job and find another.