Q: My dad kicked me out of the house at 17 but won't let me proceed with adult measures. What do I do?
I became pregnant at 17 and made my dad aware. He told me that if I kept the baby, I would be out of the house but if I got rid of the baby, I could stay. I decided to keep the baby but asked if I could stay at least until I finished school and he continued to say that if I kept the baby, I would have to leave. I was trying to make my school aware that I've been kicked out but they've done nothing since my dad's saying I decided to go by keeping the baby. They can't move forward with anything academically because he's still taking control of things while I'm an hour away with family trying to settle things for what I'm about to go through. I can't even go to my doctor because I don't have insurance and he won't let me move forward with Medicaid.
I don't know how to go about things legally. I was looking into becoming emancipated or a ward of the state but neither of those would be on time if I'll be 18 in 7 months.
(My mother passed but the father of the child is in the picture.)
A: You did not mention anything about your mother or the baby daddy, so you need to contact New Jersey Legal Services if you cannot afford an attorney. Good luck.
A: You need to meet with a social service worker from the county where you lived while living with your dad to find out what resources are available to you for healthcare, schooling, housing, etc to be able to finish school and for the baby's benefit. I would also talk with the father of your child and his family to see if they can help you and if so, what they are willing to do to help you. Google the resource page for county assistance for pregnant teenager for healthcare and education assistance.
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