What are my rights as a 16 year old mom?

Question

I am 16 years old And i am 29 weeks pregnant.

I have not told my mom yet because i live in another city. I live with my boyfriend who is 19. We are worried.

I sent off a letter to my mother telling her the situation. I informed her i would not be needing any money , Ect from her. I was just simply letting her know that she has a grandaughter on the way. She has not supported me since i turned 15. We are worried because she is very unpredictable. Either she will take it good and support us emotionally or she will FREAK and do really mean things. We are worried if she does take a turn for the worst What can she legally do? Can she take me away? can she send my boyfriend to jail? I mean what is the worst that could happen. My boyfriend has been supporting me suppling me with a home, buying my food, and supplying me with transportation. If she were to take us to court what would happen? Also I live in Texas and The leagal age is 17 so i figure i will be 17 in 6 months anyways.

Answer 1

Mrsdunlop it is pedophile...and this girls boyfriend is not one.neither is it child abuse.yes her mom could get him for statutory rape.I mean he's barley legal himself.And who are you to tell her she should have had an abortion?This young lady is here looking for real advice.I don't think she asked what she should have done.

I hope all works out for you and remember to always love and take care of your daughter.I have two and they are the light of my life.

Answer 2

Well, it sounds like you two are financially stable, so that isn't grounds on which to take your baby.  If I were a judge I wouldn't really care.  If you want to make it official you can go to the court and get emancipated to be officially independent.

Answer 3

Ok.

I'm a teen mother as well. I had my son when i was sixteen years old and I'm now eighteen years old. Now you have a baby on the way theres really nothing she can do. You are more then considered emancipated even more that your financially stable. Even if she did try something, she could get charged with abandonment. You were 15 when she let you leave THAT ALONE can get her in trouble. She can't do anything hun i wouldn't be worried. Why would she WANT to do something i mean if she didn't want you as a fifteen year old. what makes you think she wants you now PLUS a child.

Good luck hun!

Answer 4

If you arent 17 for sixmonths then its obvious you were having s*x when it was illegal, even at 15 with an 18 yr old boyfirend its illegal

ur mom can prosecute ur boyfriend incourt and so can the state for statutory rape

it doesnt matter if he pays for you or not becasue you are a minor and wat he is doing is prety much child abuse or a paedophile

i wouldve had an abortion in your situation. too late now

you have the proof to send ur man to jail

goodluck

Answer 5

Worst case scenario your mom can make you come back home(until you are 17) and that is through the courts unless your b/f has custody of you which I doubt(not being rude),and if she really wanted to be an *** she can have your b/f put in jail for statutory rape(sp???) due to him being 19 and you being 16 and plus you are 29 weeks pregnant with his baby which means your been together for a while now. Even if you turn 17 in 6 months that will not save your b/f from a trip to jail if your mom chooses to press charges on him for being with you. As for the living situation the worst she can do is make you come home for 6 months and then you can move right back out and be done with all that,as for your b/f that is a tougher situation and solely depends on your mom on whether or not she takes action on it within the next 6 months anything after that will be d**n difficult  for her to successfully get him in jail for being with you so young.

Answer 6

ok first of all she can NOT put your BF in jail...(not if she has known about you guys and gave her ok...cause in the end she will end up looking like an idiot, the courts will wanna know why she didnt say anything sooner and the fact that you live in a different city will say alot) and 2nd off, since youre gonna be 17 in 6 months im more than sure the courts wont do nothing anyway...sounds like youre pretty much safe, i wouldnt worry about it...why in the world would you tell your mom about this if you are so scared of her? if she were that unstable id do everything i could to make sure she didnt have anything to do with my child!

Answer 7

In Texas, young people who are at least 14 years old may legally consent to s*x with a partner who is not more than 3 years older.

Under the Texas age of consent laws, it is sexual assault for anyone to penetrate a person who is at least 14 years old but under the age of 17, if the offender is more than 3 years older than the victim is. The law includes an exception for married couples. This crime, commonly called statutory rape, carries a sentence of 2 to 20 years in jail.

Answer 8

find a non emergency number for police and talk to them, Im pretty sure they will tell you there is nothing she can do. She can not do anything to your boyfriend unless you press charges.

Answer 9

Right now she can put your boyfriend in jail. However, if she is a good mother she will support you no matter what. My mom didn't accept that I was g*y at first. Then she learned it's who I am, or in your case how hard it is for you and stuff.

Answer 10

First I would like to know why you are not living with your parents?  But as far as  child its a gift from god.   I commened this man for taking care of this young woman and preparing to take care of his child.   I am raising 3 children alone due to a dead beat!    I wish you all the best with your mother.

Answer 11

http://www.janesdueprocess.org/index.htm

I had my daughter as a texas teen also. Here is a web site that can help.

Answer 12

You are entirely too young to have a child, but that is sort or water under the bridge. Is there a reason you did not think of all this BEFORE you got pregnant? I believe that legally (and I am not a lawyer, so ASK ONE) that if you are underage and your boyfriend is not, it might be statutory rate even if you consented. Why did you even tell your mom before you turned 17? What was the point? If you will be 17 in 6 months and you are 7 months pregnant, you were 15 when you got pregnant? Do you see the flaw in all this?

Answer 13

It sounds like you have it pretty good if you live without your mom and you and your boyfriend are taking care of things.  Like the other answer says, it might be a good idea to make it legal and become emancipated.  Does your mom know your boyfriend and know that you live with him?  I think that if your mom would be the type to do drastic things like have your boyfriend arrested, she wouldn't knowingly allow you to live with him in the first place.  Take care.

Answer 14

Well I don't know what the laws are in Texas (I live in California) But from what I know, if you are not emancipated from your parents, they can make you come home and since you are 16 and he is 19, she can throw him in jail. It sounds like you two have it pretty good so I'm sure if you or your boyfriend fought against her, it wouldn't be too hard to rule that you two can do this on your own and your not just some S****y teen sleeping with a loser, you know? You really should have got emancipated when you went to live with your boyfriend though, then it wouldn't matter because in the law's eyes you would have already been an adult.....I'm not sure what would happen if she did all this and then what would happen after you turned 17...I wish you the best of luck and congrats on the babygirl!!!