I have a friend who has alot of problems in one of her households, and her parnets refuse to go to court to let her live with only one parent. Can she take them to court without their consent?
2007-01-18 14:36:23 · 7 answers · asked by cali_rocker_chic102 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
her parents are already divorced, but niether of them want 2 deal witg custody. Oh, and she lives in California
2007-01-18 14:42:43 · update #1
Depends on the laws of the state she lives in
2007-01-18 14:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by zen522 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your friend should contact legal aid and ask for a referral to a child's rights attorney or a family law attorney who does "pro bono" (for free) work. It sounds like your friend wants to change the custody agreement between her parents. This will be difficult but a judge might listen to her if she has good arguments. A good argument would be if one parent is abusive towards her or prevents her from participating in school activities. It is NOT a good argument that she just "doesn't get along" with that parent. Most judges think most teenagers don't get along with one or the other parent at some time.
What she really might try to do is see if she can find some free family counseling in her area and get herself and her family into it for a while.
Good luck.
2007-01-18 15:06:23 · answer #2 · answered by CV 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps neither want her full time ,because their lives are going to change and they will both be dating ,they probably feel it would be better for her if they split custody .If she is being sexually abused by her father then she needs to petition the court .
A child advocate I think is what she needs, a lawyer to represent her well being .Yes she can take them to court .
2007-01-18 14:52:25 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine814 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes the teen can consult with the judgein the matter of custody, however the judge will determine what he/she feels is best for the teen based on REALITY and not what the teen wants or because the teen doesn't like the rules at one home.
2007-01-18 14:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If she has the money, anyone can take anyone to court. Otherwise, I would tell her to call a couple of attorneys to see if maybe one would do it 'pro-bono' meaning they would not charge her a fee, but would take her case on for the experience.
Hope this helps.
2007-01-18 14:39:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
they must be atleast 16 and have the money to do that
2007-01-18 14:45:59 · answer #6 · answered by smoresanimaluvr 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She can't force them to divorce.
2007-01-18 14:39:34 · answer #7 · answered by Lovebug123 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋