Speak Up! - View Question #17600

« LawForKids.org home page | « Go back to speak up question #17600

Question: I have a 16 year old that wants to move out and had been causing a lot of problems at home with our other children. He does not do anything to help out at home and has been caught smoking pot many times. He only goes to school when he wants to and will not get a job. He has no respect for anyone and it is affecting the other children in a negative way. What can we do to get him out of the house or away from our other children?

Answer: Legally the child is your responsibility until he is 18. If you want the child out of the house you may consider putting him in a treatment center for the drugs, or sending him to a school that is strong on discipline. The only other way to get him out of the house would be to have another member of your family take him in. Family counseling may also be a good option at this point.

Comments
21 thru 25 of 57 comments
On 02/16/08
jenn from NY said:

okay im 16 and i live with my aunt and uncle because i was taken away from my parents when i was 9-10 and i wanna move out because i live with six other boys and everyone treats me like crap and i wanna move out. how old do you have to be to do that?

On 01/15/08
from CA said:
i am 16 years old and i wanted to know if i am able to move out.i hate my parents and they are retarded!
On 01/08/08
Jossie from GA said:
I am 16 yrs old and i don't want to live with my parents and my family anymore.I cause them too many problems and all they notice are the bad things i do.I don't talk to my oldest brother and his girlfriend that live here either.i feel so left out.And i think if i left they wouldn't have anything to worry about anymore.They say they love me & i believe it ,but they're just hurtting me by keeping me here.
On 01/02/08
from Othr said:
i have aboiifriend dat is 29 n i realli lyk him and wanna live wid im i kno he wnt hurt me n i dnt care bwt da age all i wnt is to love him n him love me bakk can i move out at 16 ?? But ma mum n dad will not let me wat can i do ??
On 11/05/07
kevin from Othr said:
I have a girlfriend who is not happy at all with the living situation at her houe, because she cant concentrate at school because she is an outkast from all groups. she wants to move into my house but she does not no if shes aloud. she is 16 years old and so am i but she thinks that if she does move out then her mom can say shes not aloud. i want to no if she is loud to move out and does her mom have any say in it or is it completly up to her? thx
21 thru 25 of 57 comments



Read more about the law and Family
Related Stories
Related Laws
« LawForKids.org home page | « Go back to speak up question #17600