Thinking about a story bit that's been on the back burner for a long time. But I realized that it might be a good idea to have some real world info.
Anybody know what the legal status of kids and their parents is when the parents kick the kids out for being gay or trans?
Especially interested in Oregon & Washington, but info on nearby states would be of possible use as well.
Some of the things I'm wondering about are:
Can the parents be forced to take the kids back? (strikes me as a *really* bad idea, but the courts and legislatures get weird at times)
If they wind up in foster care, do the parents have to pay the state anything towards their care?
What sort of hoops are required to get their belongings from the parents? and how nasty can the parents get about "that's not the kid's"?
Comments
I'm not sure about most of it
In Oregon, if a child is living with their parents, until a child reaches majority (18 years of age) they don't own anything, even if they've had a job and bought with the earnings from that job. However, that being said, that being said, I think that if a child were to work through an agency, such as Social Services they could manage to get the clothing they had been wearing by court order. Though most such kids end up on the streets. Unfortunately there haven't been any shelters that accept anyone under the age of 18, so they end up sleeping under bridges, or crashing at some friend's place.
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Washington State ex Juvenile Hall worker answers
" They can't just kick a minor under 18 out of the house...it's considered child abandonment and they would be financially responsible. When we had kids in custody at juvenile hall, the parents had to pay $35 a day. If they didn't pay collections could go after them. The rest I'm not sure about."
UPDATE... another reply: " In Oregon, if a kid is in juvenile hall or foster care, the parent(s) can be forced to pay child support."
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F Y I Here in the eastern Puget Sound part of Washington state there is an organization called Cocoon House. They are a refuge for homeless children and children at risk, G L B T community. There are several locations but being a non profit there number of openings I would guess is limited. I know they are in Seattle , and in Everett, but are not sure about other Washington townships or other states..
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I have lived here since 2000, and these are MY observations, from watching election voting returns. Washington state has kind of a split personality, the eastern urban part of the state around Puget sound being more progressive, than the western more rural part of the state ,with the Cascade Mountains being a rough dividing line. I can not speak for the western urban population, but I think they vote more conservatively like there rural counterparts, so may be a bit more harsh concerning G L B T Youth.
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