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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 07/07/07
Denise from IL said:
Why don't the kids just follow the rules before it gets to the point that they are facing real problems. Parents don't want their kids out, they want behaviors to stop. If a child is hell bent on destroying their lives, it is really on them...not the parents
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On 01/18/06
amanda from OH said:
i am 15 years old and just got out off jail nov 23 is it legal that my mom kicks me out the court says yes the law says no
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On 10/13/05
Zach from VT said:
should i or should i not move back and stay with my girlfriends family who is finacially stable and has the background i need to put me through college and be happy and always have that resentment from my mother in the back of my head, or stay and graduate their, crushing my amazing relationship w/ my girlfriend and hoping to enroll in that college under an out-of-state tuition and make regular visits to see my girlfriend and her wonderful family? i move nov. 11 so i need an answer fast!!! thank you for taking your time to read what i have to say and i hope i can get good advice!
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On 10/13/05
Zach from VT said:
i'm enrolled in a program thats highly looked at a college i want to go to. my parents decide they dont like it here and want to move back to virginia to an area totally different from where we came from. of course, finally being accepted, i dont want to go back and we argue a lot! this college that i want to enroll in will accept me and its extremely cheaper to do it in-state. i honestly dont think my parents are finacially stable enough to put me through college, and as a under-classman college wasnt on my mind so i didnt do anything extra to get scholorships. i turn 18 in dec. 3...
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On 10/13/05
Zach from VT said:
I was born and raised on virginia near the dc. area. i lived their my whole life when my mother decided to move to vermont. i had a great life going for me, good grades, popular, the best of friends you could ever ask for. then we go to vermont and they werent too accepting. finally i find a girl and her family helps me with my financial problems and they basically help take care of me. my family thinks i'm becoming too attached. at my new school i finally begin to get some friends, i make varsity basketball, the coaches love me, and i even start football as a senior for the school.
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