[San Jacinto]

Neither FL or OH has a law allowing early emancipation of a minor—or so I have read in some news articles. The matter pending in FL is to have her declared a “ward of the state” and placed in foster care until her 18th birthday next August.

However, it looks like she will be sent to OH where the juvenile court will determine whether she is “delinquent” and whether she should be placed in the direct custody of her parents. But if the parents continue to fail or refuse to turn over her passport and immigration papers for review by the FL court, she stays in FL. I don't know why the parents are defying court orders to see these papers.

[mewzilla]

Thanks!