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Question: I am 18 and still enrolled in high school, can my parents legally kick me out of the house?
Answer: Yes. Once you have turned 18 years old, you are legally an adult and your parents no longer have a legal obligation to care for you.
The converse is true as well: once you are 18, you have the legal ability to make decisions for yourself.
The only exception to this is if you were legally incapacitated in some way. For example, if you were judged by a court to be incapable of making decisions for yourself. In that (somewhat rare case) your parents could be appointed as guardians for you after the age of 18 and would still have to provide for you.
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On 01/24/08
b from VA said:
if you is 18 get a job and move out
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On 01/15/08
Mom from AR said:
My son will turn 18 in March, and not graduate until May, Is there a way I can keep him home until he graduates. I am afraid he will move out, and get into so much trouble, and not graduate. I can barely get him to go to school everyday when I am there to make him go. I know he won't when he moves out. Everytime we give him freedom, he gets into trouble, usually big trouble.
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On 12/20/07
ross from OK said:
I am 18, and i am still in school. I want to move out and live with my girfriend, but my mom says that since i am still in shool, that she is still my legal guardian. Is that true?
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On 12/15/07
tim from PA said:
Is it legal for my parents to kick me out to the street at the age of 17 what can i do about this ?
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On 07/26/07
monica from AL said:
i turned 18n a month ago n my parents kicked me out the day of my bday n the police told her that she couldnt n even up till this point everyday they try 2 kick me out
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