The School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill has a new, easy-to-read booklet that can be read and printed on-line without charge or registration. It answers questions about North Carolina law and U.S. law affecting young women seventeen or younger who are pregnant or parents. A minor’s partner, parents, relatives and guardians—anyone a minor depends on--will also find the guide very useful.

These topics and many others are included
Can a minor legally raise a child, have—or refuse to have—an abortion, place a child for adoption, get married, drop out of school or insist on staying? Can a minor sign a lease? Consent to health care? Take out a restraining order? Get public assistance or a job? What rights and responsibilities do a baby’s father and grandparents have?

A separate section describes the law relevant to immigrants, new citizens, and those not yet fluent in English.

This guide is available in both Spanish and English.

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