Can you get emancipated in North Carolina if you are pregnant?
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I am a 16 year old that resides in North Carolina and am currently pregnant. My parents will not let me interact or communicate with the father at all and I was wondering if there was a way I could get emancipated…? Anyone with any information on this, I would appreciate any help at all. Thank you.
You can’t get emancipated JUST because you’re pregnant, if that’s what you’re asking.
You have to fulfill the legal requirements of getting emancipated, which includes being able to support yourself without help*, and having a place to live**. In North Carolina, you need to be able to convince the court that you are willing and able to take care of yourself, that you have a real need to be emancipated, and also "(t)he petitioner has the burden of showing by a preponderance of the evidence that emancipation is in the petitioner’s best interests." That last one is the real kicker. Your parents are acting reasonably in refusing to allow you to have contact with the father, because they are your guardians. Believe it or not, 16 year olds do NOT have the right to have sex. Getting pregnant was not in your best interest. If your parents refused to allow you to get medical treatment, or otherwise interfered with your health or well-being, then you could probably get emancipated. However, if all they’re doing is refusing to allow you to be in contact with the guy who got you pregnant, then they’re just acting responsibly, if a little bit too late.
Even if you can convince the court that your parents are doing a very poor job of taking care of you, you are far more likely to be placed in some other adult’s care, rather than becoming emancipated.
*Do you have a job or a trust fund or some other source of income? If you don’t, then you won’t be emancipated.
**Living with someone won’t count. You have to have your OWN place, where you won’t get thrown out on the street if you have an argument.
To be emancipated, you need a job and your own place (not a friends couch) and the ability to handle your own affairs.
Doesn’t seem like you have any of that so your chances of being emancipated look slim.
You need to talk to a lawyer. If it is allowed, you will need to prove you can financially support yourself, and now that you will be having a baby, you need to prove you can also support the baby. The father is legally obligated to help you support the baby ("help" being the key word – you still need to provide some of that support yourself), but he is in no way legally obligated to support you.
Can it happen? Yes. Will it happen? A very, very small percentage of teens that want to get emancipated actually are successful at it. So the chances are against you. I’m not trying to be mean, but this is just the facts.
Again, if you really want good legal advise on this matter, talk to a lawyer. A lawyer is not only going to be able to advise you in emancipation, but can also advise you and your B/F as to what rights each of you have in regards to the baby, and what your parents can and cannot do.
You don’t say if the father is interested in communicating with you or is offering any help with your situation. You didn’t get yourself pregnant and he’s going to have to pay child support.Your parents can’t be holding you prisoner in your house. There must be ways this guy can reach you somehow if he wanted to. If he’s not interested then your parents are doing the right thing. Give them a break. They’re dealing with a pregnant teenager and they aren’t throwing you out.
No.
That is a myth.
Think about it – teenagers who have sex and get knocked up are generally considered to be irresponsible.
Why would the law reward you for being irresponsible?
It would not.
If NC has a statute it will require you be self support (not word self) nationally less than 1% of all petitions are granted and your being pregnant makes this even lower