2007-03-22 04:23:33 · 5 answers · asked by s m 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
he is 11 now and was with me as a foster child from 5months till age 9 when the CAS decided he should be with someone his own race , I have monthly visits and open phone calls but last night at our visit he was really upset and is being treated badly there by the parent , what can I do ? Im scared if I raise questions i could lose my visits he asked me to find out when he can leave and move back :"home' whitch is with me I am his "mom" he has always and still does call me mom , I have heard the foster parent say things to him ..when can he come back with me on his own ?
2007-03-22 04:34:03 · update #1
Contact a lawyer and fill him in. The age may be different in different states. Move on this now. This child needs you. You are his family.
2007-03-22 13:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by elimayme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean what age can they be emancipated. Depends on the state. Almost all, if the teen is married and so then it would be the marriage age. Sometimes juvenile courts or social services will establish a teen in an apartment or in a school and have a committee of social workers who supervise the emancipation. In custody disputes, most states will allow a kid to pick the parent at the age of 14 or even less in the judgement of the court. It varies a lot by jurisdiction. You can still enlist in the military at 17 with someone guardians consent but without a high school diploma or GED they will not take you so that makes the age a little higher unless the child is graduating early.
2007-03-22 04:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by Tom W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a highly individual thing. Some children are ready to live on their own by the age of 13, shocking to us as that may sound. Some children cannot fend for themselves even at the age of 30.
For most reasonably competent adults not in school, I would begin charging rent at 18, and insist they be gone by 20. Part of loving your children is knowing when they need to stand on their own two feet, to spread their wings and fly.
2007-03-22 04:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually 18 if they can prove they are capable of taking care of themselves. If there is some form of mental consideration thenit can be longer.
2007-03-22 04:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by Master Ang Gi Guong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably around 16. At around that age they should know enough to make their won decisions as to where they want to live.
2007-03-22 04:27:36 · answer #5 · answered by baby_wrestler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋