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Old 01-27-2009, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by donallie View Post
Conjecture it might be, but given that she wants to keep the daughter and the baby with her, the easiest way would be to turn her daughter in for the first infraction she finds. They don't tell who complained, but they get involved quickly and generally do a pretty good job of informing a new mother about the things she needs to know and do to protect her child.
Let me tell you in frank terms why this is beyond ABSURD.

Reference the original posting.

FOURTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

Let me connect the dots.

A fourteen year old daughter, one over which the poster has custody. Just because this minor aged child gave birth does not emancipate her. THIS means that if the FOURTEEN YEAR OLD is "turned in for the first infraction you can find", then that sword would cut BOTH ways---because then the MOTHER ( POSTER ) would be liable legally too since the mother of the newborn is HER responsibility as a minor also.

Understand?

If the mother of the baby is a minor and is grandmothers legal responsibility, turning the fourteen year old in would NOT ALLOW the grandmother to keep the infant---if the grandmother cannot care for a fourteen year old who is commiting acts against a child worthy of taking the child from her, then they certainly aren't going to hand the child to the grandmother---because the child would STILL be at risk because the ultimate responsibility is the grandmothers. AND the child would STILL be exposed to whatever "infractions" because the fourteen year old mother is still there living under the same roof.

BAD idea.

If the goal is to educate the fourteen year old, parenting classes would be much more effective than TATTLING to social services and run the risk of BOTH of them losing the child. They cannot TAKE the baby and give it to the grandmother--the MOTHER, as a fourteen year old minor, lives in the same house.
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