Q: Will 17 and pregnant speed up emancipation process 4 months before she is 18? How can parents keep her identity docs?
This young girl I house and provide for, both parents are unstable and abusive in a few ways. She just wants to be emancipated asap to protect herself and baby and she wants to stay here where she is. I am enrolling her in school, she makes a little money helping every now and then. Parents are taking her identity away by not giving her SSN or Birth cert to her. I am taking her to medical appts.- everything. We need help and fast please.!
A:
Only Child Protective Services can file for an emancipation order. In other words, Colorado does not allow civil emancipation requests unless the child is in a group home setting.
The Social Security Card and birth certificate ownership are something of a grey area. These documents are the property of the 17 year old, but parents can retain legal documents for a minor. The grey area relates to when the minor and the parents have a conflict.
A duplicate birth certificate can be obtained online, via mail or in person at the Colorado Vital Statistics Office. A duplicate Social Security card can be obtained at your local Social Security Office (a birth certificate and at least 1 government ID with a picture is required for a duplicate to be issued).
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