Legal Resources
Foster Care Issues
- Texas Kincare Primer:
- Bill of Rights
- CPS Records
- Native American Children Foster Care Placement and Removal
Attending Court Hearings
- Attending Court Hearings
- Rights of Foster Youth to Attend Court Hearings Legal Memorandum
- Directing Attorney Ad Litem to Advocate to Attend Court Hearings
Education
Medical Issues
- Pregnancy and Other Medical Issues
- Free Health Insurance for Current
and Former Foster Youth - STAR Health
Aging Out
Identification Documents
- Getting Drivers License for Work When Your's is Suspended (Texas Law Help)
- Getting a Texas State ID Card
- Getting a Social Security Card
- Getting a Driver's License
- Getting a Copy of your Birth Certificate
- Changing the Name on your Birth Certificate
Housing Rights
- Austin Tenants Council
(information is accurate for all of Texas, not just Austin)
Emancipation
- Jane's Due Process
(information is accurate for all kids, not just pregnant girls)
Searching for Birth Families
Starting Your Own Business
Criminal Laws
- Sealing Juvenile Court Records in Texas
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Street Smart Austin: Know Your Rights!
(information on criminal laws and resources for the homeless in Austin) - Street Smart Corpus Christi: Know Your Rights!
(information on criminal laws and resources for the homeless in Corpus Christi) - Street Smart Dallas: Know Your Rights!
(information on criminal laws and resources for the homeless in Dallas) - Street Smart El Paso: Know Your Rights!
(information on criminal laws and resources for the homeless in
El Paso) - Street Smart Houston: Know Your Rights!
(information on criminal laws and resources for the homeless in Houston) -
Street Smart San Antonio: Know Your Rights!
(information on criminal laws and resources for the homeless in San Antonio) - Expunction (Erasing) of Criminal Records (Texas Law Help)