Minors are INELIGIBLE for last resort assistance as independent persons.
ASSISTANCE may however be GRANTED to a minor:
- who has obtained full EMANCIPATION, either by a JUDGMENT of the Superior Court or by MARRIAGE. In the latter case emancipation continues even if annulment of the marriage occurs, the couple subsequently separate and even when the marriage is dissolved by the death of a spouse or by divorce (mere emancipation granted by a tutor with the agreement of a tutorship council and a mere declaration filed with the Public Curator do not however make a minor eligible for assistance);
OR
- who forms a family with a DEPENDENT CHILD of whom he or she is the father or mother; if the child is not any more dependant, the couple or the minor parent becomes again ineligible for assistance;
OR
- who is a member of a two-parent family if he or she is MARRIED to the other adult member of that family;
OR
- who is a member of a two-parent family if he or she lives MARITALLY with the other adult member of the family and they are the father and mother of the SAME dependant.
REMOVAL OF A CHILD WHO IS A DEPENDENT OF A FAMILY THAT IS COMPOSED OF A MINOR ADULT
In the case of a family composed of a minor adult and a single dependent child, the minor parent ceases to be eligible as an adult when the child is removed from the size of the family. This minor parent can in turn once again become a dependent child.
Some MINOR MOTHERS must live with their children in an INSTITUTION, REHABILITATION CENTRE or HOSPITAL CENTRE that assumes responsibility for mother and child and gives them board and lodging. They may be housed in a supervised apartment or dwelling and their basic needs taken care of by the institution. Such minor mothers and their children form a family and are entitled to a benefit of $290 per month. All rules that apply for single adult in a shelter also apply for these families.