Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon
childrens' rights
can a child divorce a parent?
Asked on 1/25/09, 12:08 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Gregory Napier
Troutman & Napier, PLLC
Re: childrens' rights
Not unless they are married to each other - and then you could get an annulment instead because that would be an illegal marriage and gross also.
Under Kentucky law, a child under the age of 18 could be emancipated, but only with parental permission and only if they could take care of themselves.
A child could theoretically file a petitioner to terminate his or her parents' rights, but it would take a severe situation of abuse or neglect before a judge would entertain such a thing.
Answered on 1/26/09, 10:57 am