 TITLE: How to Freeze Your Credit CONTENT: Can I Freeze My Child's Report?\n-------------------------------\nIf your minor children have credit files, it can be a good precaution to freeze those files. Underage children ordinarily have credit files only if you've made them an authorized user on a credit card (to jumpstart their efforts at building a credit history) or as a result of identity theft.\nTo freeze a credit report for someone under 16, you'll need to prove you have authority to make that request. Proof of this authority can include:\n*   A court order\n*   A lawfully executed and valid power of attorney\n*   A document issued by a federal, state or local government agency in the United States attesting to your parental relation to the minor\n*   A birth certificate\nYou can thaw the files when the children come of age and are ready to begin seeking credit on their own. END