Could a lawyer protect you from child services if a parent is gone? -

If your family has a lawyer and a parent leaves, and child services wants or has come for a teen (under 18), can they somehow allow them to live on their own without dealing with child services or another family member?

They can only operate within the current statutes of law on the books where you live concerning the welfare of minor children. There will be no mercy. A judge can only operate within the law. Feelings and opinions have no weight in these cases. If a lawyer can prove that you are competent enough to be emancipated as an adult, however, you may have a chance, but you will probably have to be at least 16 years old in order to qualify for this.

No, if you have no parent, you will be placed in foster care. A lawyer can t change that, nor can he act on your behalf without a parent agreeing. Without a parent, child services will become your guardian, and they will not agree to the lawyer fighting for any other situation.