- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
Questions regarding tennessee law
She is 16 (and pregnant),He is 18
She would like to get emancipated (or married whichever is easier to achieve) her parents are divorced both are substance abusers.
Her mother who is also a compulsive liar refuses to sign for her to get married while her father will sign.
The 18 year old she would like to marry is financially stable and willing to assume all responsibility for her and their child. She also would like to continue out her schooling through an online program so she could work and earn money to go towards secondary schooling and other costs associated with day to day life (which her mother also takes issue with). Living conditions at her mother and fathers homes are also a large concern along with many other factors such as her mother insisting, That the baby not take the fathers last name etc.
What are their best legal options.
She is 16 (and pregnant),He is 18
She would like to get emancipated (or married whichever is easier to achieve) her parents are divorced both are substance abusers.
Her mother who is also a compulsive liar refuses to sign for her to get married while her father will sign.
The 18 year old she would like to marry is financially stable and willing to assume all responsibility for her and their child. She also would like to continue out her schooling through an online program so she could work and earn money to go towards secondary schooling and other costs associated with day to day life (which her mother also takes issue with). Living conditions at her mother and fathers homes are also a large concern along with many other factors such as her mother insisting, That the baby not take the fathers last name etc.
What are their best legal options.