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answered on Feb 26, 2014
The same as any child, unless the DA succeeds in prosecuting them as an adult. In that case, they have the same rights as any adult.
answered on Feb 26, 2014
Yes, but a Judge would have to take away the right to procreate and ther are only a few ways that can happen.
That can happen as the result of a Conservatorship, where developmental disabilities mean that an adult lacks the ability to consent to have sex, and/or lacks understanding regarding... View More 
Sw wants to go another 6 months because of my partners inconsistent boundary setting. Is this sufficient to extend to 18 months
answered on Feb 26, 2014
Social workers have a lot of pull when it comes to when to terminate the court's jurisdiction or when to proceed to a .26 (Permanency) Hearing. What a judge's threshold to extend jurisdiction might be is best asked of an attorney who works in that particular court. The answer also... View More
answered on Feb 26, 2014
Yes. Could be sexual battery, could be just battery.
WILL a child be prosecuted, that is a different answer. Maybe, and that decision is in reality made by an intake probation officer. It depends on past problems, attitude, parental attitude, and local policy.
answered on Feb 26, 2014
It certainly happens, there are plenty of pregnant girls in Juvenile Halls, but you'd have to have broken the law. Getting pregnant isn't a crime.
If you are at risk (runaway) you could be detained, but that is different than being arrested.
What you do need for certain is... View More
My niece has, to say the least, a crappy home life. She already moved out once before with friends (which did not go well) and is currently back living with her mother. She has asked to come live with me and my father (her grandfather). I believe her mother is ok with her moving in with us (we have... View More
answered on Feb 26, 2014
Assuming everyone agrees, you don't have to do anything. You would probably want to hold educational and medical rights, though. You would probably want to become legal guardian. Adoption would first require termination of mom's parental rights. She is getting old enough, emancipation... View More
answered on Jan 4, 2012
Since he is 18 he will be prosecuted as an adult and can face up to 3 years custody under Health and Safety Code section 11359 if convicted.
answered on Dec 31, 2010
In California, school attendance is mandatory through age 18, whether or not the person is emancipated (California Education Code section 48200) The rule of compulory education is subject to several specific exceptions (for example, graduation (EC 48410(a)), Passing the GED and parental consent... View More
I am graduating high school in January 2011 however, will not be turning 18 until August 2011. Is there a loophole in the age of majority law that allows me to visit a friend for a week (without parental consent) without the friend getting in trouble for "harboring a runaway"? The friend... View More
answered on Dec 29, 2010
Yes, it is called being an emancipated minor. You can petition the court to allow you to become an emancipated minor which means that you will have to be self supporting.
If that is something you want to do, you should ask the clerk of the court if they have a self-help packet for how to... View More
answered on Dec 29, 2010
Under the Family Code of California, once a person over 14 is declared to be emancipated, they are an adult for all purposes and are to be self-sufficient.
However with the new federal regulations allowing an adult child to be on a parents insurance until they are 26, that should override... View More
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