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How do you find out exactly what is being squandered by a sibling who has power of attorney over your mother when you have no access to the accounts?Popularity: 75
What should a 10-year-old girl do if she has been raped by her 37-year-old godfather and he threatened her?
Popularity: 73
Can diabetes be considered a disability for a child under Social Security?
Popularity: 72
What are the rights of a 17-year-old pregnant girl whose parents are getting a divorce and she doesn't want to live with either parent because they don't have a stable life?
Popularity: 72
Can you live on your own if your parents have joint custody and one of them gave you permission?
Popularity: 72
How old does a child have to be in Illinois to decide which parent they want to live with?
Popularity: 71
How old do you have to be to drop out of high school in the state of Illinois?
Popularity: 71
Can a 17-year-old's parents legally make him quit his job?
Popularity: 71
What can you do if the mother of your daughter hates you for no rational reason and makes visitations impossible?
Popularity: 71
How old do you have to be to drop out of school?
Popularity: 71
Would a 17-year-old get into trouble with authorities or anyone if she became pregnant?
Popularity: 70
Can a 17-year-old female drop out of high school in Minnesota without their parents' permission?
Popularity: 70
If you want to sign over your parental rights to the mother what steps would you have to take in order to do so?
Popularity: 70
Can your mother legally keep you with her until you are 21 with some sort of legal move?
Popularity: 69
Can a 16 year old living in Illinois with her mother move to Oklahoma with her brother and his family without her mother's permission?
Popularity: 69
Can a 16-year-old choose where to live?
Popularity: 68
What is the legal age a child can be left home alone in New York?
Popularity: 67
How old do you have to be to drop out of high school in New York if he turned16 at the end of that school yr june20th shcool year ended on the17th the new school yr started in september?
Popularity: 66
Can a 17-year-old choose where to live in the state of Pennsylvania?
Popularity: 66
Is running away from home a crime in the state of Washington?
Popularity: 65
Is it legal to run away from your adopted gay parents in the state of Maine at 16 to live with your birth mother in Pennsylvania and not get into any legal trouble?
Popularity: 64
How do you lose guardianship?
Popularity: 63
What is the age of sexual consent in Illinois?
Popularity: 62
Is it legal to date a minor in Pennsylvania?
Popularity: 61
Is it illegal to be naked on webcam if you're under 18 or to let people see you if they are also under 18?
Popularity: 59
How can a minor get married without parental consent?
Popularity: 58
What is the statute of limitations for child abuse in California?
Popularity: 58
When can you move your kid out of your house?
Popularity: 57
What are the rights of a baby born in the US from a mother who is just visiting?
Popularity: 53
Can a 15- and 10-year-old choose whether to live with their dad or mom in Illinois?
Popularity: 53
What is the legal age to leave a child at home for short periods of time in South Carolina?
Popularity: 51
If you're under eighteen and get married does your spouse become your guardian?
Popularity: 51
If a 16-year-old has a baby with an 18-year-old that can and wants to support them both what would they need to do in Texas to leave her parents' house if her parents have called police on dad already?
Popularity: 51
Can a 15- or 16-year-old live with his mother if he chooses to but his father won't allow it?
Popularity: 49
How would a teenager be charged if he is found with a dime of marijuana?
Popularity: 48
If a 13-year-old child was being physically and mentally abused by a parent is there a way they could go live with a relative before the age of 18 in Michigan?
Popularity: 48
Can a 13-year-old choose to live with his dad in order to be happy?
Popularity: 48
How old do you have to be to drop out of school in South Carolina?
Popularity: 48
What is the legal age to have sex in Michigan?
Popularity: 48
What do you do if you suspect your narcissistic ex-boyfriend did something indecent with your infant daughter but you couldn't prove it?
Popularity: 47
What are the proceedings for leaving children with family members while doing extended traveling?
Popularity: 47
What would happen to an almost 17-year-old in New York if she runs away from her mom's house during a custody battle because of mental and emotional abuse?
Popularity: 47
If a father voluntarily gives up his rights to his kids on paper in the state of Missouri is that paper legal?
Popularity: 47
Can your boyfriend get in trouble if he is 20 and you are 16 and you are sexually active and your parents don't like him?
Popularity: 47
How much jail time will a first time offender get if they are caught in an internet underage sex sting?
Popularity: 46
In Michigan can your parents force you to drop out of school at the age of sixteen?
Popularity: 46
Can a 17-year-old mother legally quit school in Texas?
Popularity: 46
In the state of Missouri do you need a lawyer to sign your rights of a child over?
Popularity: 46
Is it legal in the state of Georgia for a 16-year-old and a 21-year-old to have sexual relations?
Popularity: 45
Can a non-paternity father have rights?
Popularity: 45
Can a pregnant 15-year-old in Oklahoma get married and does this automatically emancipate her?
Popularity: 45
Can a minor be liable for a legal contract?
Popularity: 45
If you and your boyfriend are both 16 and you are pregnant what rights will your boyfriend have?
Popularity: 45
Can a 16-year-old legally date a 21-year-old in the state of Kansas?
Popularity: 44
If you're 16 and your mom doesn't want you and your dad's house is too packed can you live with another relative?
Popularity: 44
Can a non-custodial parent bring a 17-year-old to South Carolina from Kentucky without permission and not get into legal trouble if the 17-year-old wants to go?
Popularity: 44
Is a 14-year-old liable for an accidental shooting while duck hunting?
Popularity: 43
Can parents force their children to go to church?
Popularity: 43
Can a 16-year-old get in any sexual trouble for dating a 19-year-old even if nothing happened in the state of New York?
Popularity: 43
What happens to runaways crossing state lines with the help of an adult?
Popularity: 43
Can a 16-year-old child choose which parent he wants to live with?
Popularity: 43
If you are in the custody of children's services what is the legal age to get married?
Popularity: 43
What is the legal age to marry in Michigan?
Popularity: 43
Is it legal for a mother to kick her 15-year-old daughter out of the home?
Popularity: 43
Can your mom legally receive guardianship of your 16-year-old girlfriend?
Popularity: 43
Can child protective services be called if a 17-year-old and her 5-month-old child get in any trouble?
Popularity: 43
Does a parent have to have custody to consent to their underage child's marriage?
Popularity: 43
What is foster parenting?
Popularity: 42
How old do you have to be to drop out of school in Minnesota?
Popularity: 42
Can your mom call the cops if you decided not to come back from your dad's while visiting in Minnesota?
Popularity: 42
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