Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

Emancipation

My ex-husband lives in Carson City NV, I live in CA. We have a daughter who is pretty hard to handle. She has decided she does not like rules and has ran away several times., Stile vehicles and broke into our homes. She is now living in a lawless home with her boyfriend and several other youths and her boyfriends Mom, we wish to no longewr be responsible. What do we do to emancipate her? She runs away all the time. We (her father and I ) have beautiful homes and could not love her anymore than we allready do. She has chosen to live with no rules. she has threatened both of us with running away with this boy if we try and stop her. I am sure all the police officers in Carson City know him and his parents. Please help. What do we do? You can call me day or night at 661-823-8428 I sincerely thank you.

Leslie Nelson


Asked on 8/08/06, 1:25 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
KATHIE SIMMONS KATHIE SIMMONS

Re: Emancipation

Emancipation is usually used when a child is ready to take on adult responsibilities before their 18th birthday. What you are describing is a child that is out of control. I would suggest that you look for a service organization that helps parents and teens. SAY, Social Advocates for Youth, is one that I know of but I'm sure there are others. There are several options which can be explored in addition to emancipation including getting the adult that she wants to live with to act as her guardian, putting her in a group foster care home or turning her into the police for crimes. You may want to have an attorney that deals with juvenile justice help you to protect yourself from potential liability resulting from your teens actions. You can be sued or have to pay restitution if she commits a crime. You may want to find a supportive family therapist to help you through this difficult time.

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Answered on 8/08/06, 3:49 pm


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