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They can it is called Emancipation in the US and the child can sue for his/her own rights as an
individual with the help from a lawyer it is rare and difficult but it can happen. |
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Yes. At any age for any reason. Its called freedom. |
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Unfortunately a very complex "debate." So many variables.... Children need to be heard, PERIOD. If a
child (under 18) is so distressed as to think of taking this desperate route, that child and
situation needs evaluation. Presumably something better would be in place? |
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Emansipation is legal, and rightly so,however to 'divorce' ones parents is a huge decision to make.
I feel if the the child is at danger in the home with the parent(s) or it the lifstyle is so poor
that the child is un well then yes of course but emansipation for lesser resons should be
discoureged |
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I agree with the person under me, 17 is a good age. If they do not like their parents like at all
they are old enough to make their own decisions. I don't think that just not liking their parents in
general is a good enough reason, they should have really good reason like oral abuse or physical
abuse or drugs even. Of course this will cause a big problem in society and in their family, but it
is the child's decision. |
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17+ at 17 your old enough to fend for yourself and all that. Anything below that might cause
problems and put the child in a poor mental and physical state. You can get a job and drive a car at
16 (earliest for most places) so i think its best to give them a year to get there stuff together
and let them leave if they want to. I would find it very hard to do so but I'm young and that may
change. |
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I think that children should be allowed to divorce their parents. However, I do not think it should
be done just because the child hates his parents. If the parents are unfit, abusive, and unable to
support or take care of the child then the child should be allowed to divorce them. It is not fair
to force an innocent child to live with unfit or unworthy parents. There are plenty of people out
there who want children and who will care for them and support them, as they should be. So, I agree.
If a child can prove his parents to be unfit, abusive, or unsupportive, then he should be able to
leave them for a better family. There is nothing wrong with wanting a better life for yourself. |
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Children should be permitted to separate from their parents at any age if the parent has proven
incapable of raising that child properly. However, an adult's assistance should be provided to that
child, and the adult's input should be counted if the child is under the age of 16. The child should
only be able to separate from their parent in a situation that involves danger to the child.
However, if proven to be a successful parent, then the parent should regain custody of the child
once more, despite the child's opinions, feelings, and thoughts. |
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No their is too much divorce going on as it is ... People should learn to live and love each
other..;-) |
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We you joking when you came up with this coz it made me laugh lol. I agree but only in a jokey way
and only till i needed some money lol |
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I am a kid, and I personally know that in adolescence you make hasty decision's if you think that
kid's will make the right decision your naive. |
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Kids need discipline. Parents are to love, encourage and nurture their children. Making divorce
available to children would be the final straw on a weak and fractured society. We TOLERATE TOO MUCH
and our moral fiber as a whole is nearly dead as it is. |
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No. If a child is in a bad situation then they should go to the authorities and let them sort it
out. If they need to be taken from their parents then the state will do it. It happens all the
time. But just because a kid wants to go to the big party next week and says he wants to divorce
his parents....thats absurd. |
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What!? There would be divorced families everywhere. It's bad enough that adults can't work out their
differences and make it work, let's let kids make serious legal decisions everytime they get mad or
grounded. Can you think of the mess that would cause! Like everything in life, there are certain
situations where kids deserve better parents and a better life, but that's what DFS is for. |
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A child or teen is not mature enough to handle such a big decision. A child may "divorce" their
parents as a result of a something silly, and they would regret it. By the time your old enough to
make the right choice, you don't have to. Most likely you'll have moved out by then. |
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No. It is a very hard job to raise a kid. It is most ungrateful to smear all that hard work by such
flagrant ingratitude by child divorcing the parent.
Parents who do a really good job of caring for that child should not be punished for doing good. |
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If they don't feel right with the parent tell the other parent and hopefully they will listen but
its not the children place to pick who you date if they help you out with the child then that's fine
but its really none of the child's freakin business |
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Children should never be allowed to divorce their parents, irrespective of any age. The bond between
a child and his/her parents is so pristine and eternal that children should never be allowed to
sever this bond under any circumstance. Again, Maladjustment problems may take critical shapes and
children may not feel comfortable with their parents, especially when they are in their adolescent
stage. Such problems may be solved by some psychological guidance and counseling and other
techniques. But, if in such situations, children find their way out by divorcing their parents; such
an unhealthy and damaging practice will shatter the basic foundation of the human society. All
parents are real well wishers of their children. There may be a temporary phase of turmoil between
them, but it is absurd to consider divorce as its solution. Even the very idea of introducing such a
custom is dirty and malicious. |
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No, I think it's ridiculous. |
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If a child/teen gets mad at their parents, they might "divorce" them and then regret it extremely
later. |
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No what if there parents are in love your gonna stop that and make the kid unhappy in the long run. |
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Allowing children to divorce their parents at random would create a social and logistic nightmare
for society and public institutions. It also raises the question of what society should do with
these children, since they must be provided with a legal guardian. If they were permitted to divorce
their parents, would society then have to place them in foster care, or in an orphanage? I'm not
sure that these kids would like this any better and if they don't, do they get to "divorce" their
foster parents or group home as well? Hidell is absolutely correct when he points out that what
makes children different from adults, is that they have no experience or skills in making major
decisions that greatly impact the rest of their life. Additionally, many adolescents tend to have a
rebellious streak and as such, their motive to "divorce" their parents may be based on this as well.
Children at any age have enough power in their hands to take action if their parents are abusive or
do not provide for them to the best of their ability. The local social services department is
usually just a call away and all schools employ a counsellor, who is happy to sit down and listen to
any problems that a student may be dealing with. |
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Children, if by that you mean people who are not adults, are not mature enough to make such
momentous decisions about their relationships. Of course, the child should be able to register a
complaint about abusive treatment by the parents and, in extreme cases where the complaint is found
to be justified, the appropriate authorities should be able to take the child out of its parents'
custody.
Once the children reach maturity, is there any further point in them being able to divorce their
parents? In theory, this should be possible if the relationship with the parents could impose any
practical burden on their adult children, for example if children could be made liable for their
parents's debts. However, off the top of my head, I can't think of any way in which a parental
relationship could impose any involuntary burden on a child. That being the case, I see no point in
permitting adult children to divorce their parents. |
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30 Jan 2008 03:27
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