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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Legal Aid Society’s Teen Parents Project provides free legal advice and representation to low-income pregnant and parenting San Mateo County teenagers. To see if you are eligible for Legal Aid help, please call (650) 558-0915. The Teen Parents Project aims to help pregnant or parenting teens resolve legal issues so that they can continue their education, access medical care, and protect themselves and their children from abuse. We help teen parents ages 19 and younger who have questions or problems concerning:
• Child custody and visitation Legal Aid provides answers to teen parents’ questions as well as legal representation and advice, and teens are welcome to call just to ask questions. Legal Aid can also go to court with teens who need restraining or custody orders to protect themselves or their children from abuse; teens who need legal emancipation or guardianship to establish secure living situations for themselves or the children; and teens who are wrongfully denied benefits. We also may be able to help abused teens apply for immigration relief such as U Visas for themselves and their families. Legal Aid keeps all information confidential – which means that we will not tell anyone what our teen clients tell us unless they give us permission or tell us that he or she is planning to commit a future serious crime that could hurt someone else. Legal Aid attorneys give presentations at local schools and community agencies to educate the community about the Teen Parents Project. Additionally, we work closely with youth organizations and San Mateo County’s Adolescent Family Life Program’s public health nurses to identify those in need. Read Kendra’s story to learn how Legal Aid helped her establish a new life after she left her abusive boyfriend. |
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