Q: If my grandchild is 15 and horribly disrespectful in MANY ways, can I press charges and him be taking to bootcamp?
This child lives in my home and his mother as well. His mother lets him get away with literally EVERYTHING and won't do anything about his behavior. He has broken things in my home, disrespectful, smoking cigarettes, walks the roads whenever he pleases, cusses all the time and back talks horribly to every adult.
A: It is possible that you could file a CHINS (child in need of supervision) petition in the juvenile court for your county. However, before you seek that remedy, perhaps you should talk to the mother and explain your frustration with the child's behavior while the two are residing with you. After all, it sounds as though you are permitting them to live with you. You would not simply be able to send the child to "boot camp" or "press charges" against him unless he has committed a criminal act and is adjudicated delinquent. Even if adjudicated delinquent, it would be at the discretion of the juvenile judge as to whether "boot camp" or juvenile detention is appropriate. It sounds like counseling or some other intervention is more appropriate than having the child removed from the home. Best of luck to you and your family.
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