The case involves a pregnant teenager in Texas who was embroiled in a lawsuit against her parents, claiming that they were trying to force her to have an abortion. Attorneys for the girl say that they were granted a long-term injunction against the girl’s parents by a family court judge earlier this week.
The girl, who was represented by the Texas Center for Defense of Life, filed a lawsuit arguing that her parents were violating her federal constitutional rights to carry her child to term. The suit claimed the parents were coercing her into having an abortion through harassment along with verbal and physical threats. When her parents found out about her pregnancy, her father became extremely angry and insisted that the decision was not up to her and that she would be having an abortion, end of story. They then took away her cellphone, removed her from school, forced her to get two jobs and took away her car to try and force the girl to get the abortion.
The girl is currently 10 weeks pregnant and the injunction is scheduled to last for the remainder of her pregnancy. The order goes on to say that the 16-year-old is entitled to use her car to go to school, work and doctor appointments. The family court judge also ordered that the parents be responsible for half of the hospital bills when the girl gives birth. The only way the parents will be excused from the expenses is if she marries the child’s father.
As this case illustrates, family disputes between parents and children can be complicated. Hopefully the particularly tragic circumstances in this case are rare, but they do speak to the kind of problems experienced between parents and their teenage children. Parents should work to keep lines of communication open between their kids, even if they have concerns about some of their children’s choices. If not, they may find themselves in front of a family court judge.
If you find yourself facing a complicated family matter then you need the help of experienced family law lawyers in Charlotte, North Carolina who can help guide you through the often confusing process.
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