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Question: I'm 16 and have permission to move out from my parents. Do I need a legal document and where/how do I get one?
Answer: If you have permission from your parents to move out you do not need a legal document to do so in Arizona, but they will still remain responsible for your welfare. Depending upon how you will be living, and how you will be supported, you will probably need to be emancipated. If you need to sign a lease, it is likely that a landlord will not rent to you without your parent's signature on the lease. You may have problems with curfew statutes. If your parents decide that they do not like the choices that you are making they could take back their permission, and you would have to go back and live with them, or go into court and ask the court to declare you emancipated. See "Emancipation" in the Laws section of this website for more information.
If you are living with an adult who is not your parent, many of the problems of your minority (status as a minor) can be taken care of by the adult. However, that adult needs to be protected from allegations by your parents that he or she is interfering with their parental relationship. Therefore, that adult should have something in writing, signed in front of a notary public that gives him or her permission to care for you. This should clearly identify the persons involved, the date on which it is executed, the length of time that it is good for, and any other important things, i.e. who pays for any necessary medical treatment for you, etc. This can be done with a temporary guardianship document, which gives the adult temporary guardianship over you for a set period. A form for such a temporary guardianship may be available at your local superior court.
It would be best to discuss all of the factors of your new lifestyle and living arrangements with your parents and any other adults who may be involved. If you want to move out simply to avoid the problems of living with your parents, please be advised that moving out may create more problems than you are leaving. Learn as much about living on your own as you can before you do it.
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On 03/11/04
Julia from NY said:
Okay, your 16 n ur b/f is 19, if u have had sex with him he can go to jail for having sex witha minor, u can get amancipated form ur parents which means u have nothing to do wiht them ne longer, they dont pay child support or ne thing
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On 03/07/04
Pamela from LA said:
I want to move out my parents house, would I get in any trouble with the law if I move out the house without any permission from my parents?
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On 03/04/04
Jami from KS said:
I duno but I'm trying to find out too
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On 03/01/04
Ara from VA said:
I would like to know what the legal age is to move out without your parents' consent. I am truly hoping that someone will say the magic words 17 and a half... I heard somewhere that it was 17 and 6 months but I think I may just be dreaming because I want it to be. Can someone please verify this for me? I am a different religion from my parents and they recently went to see The Passion of the Christ and went on a "holy crusade" and destroyed all my religious books.
Thank you whomever responds to this plea of mine!
~Ara
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On 03/01/04
Jocelyn from KY said:
I personaly have different problems & some relate to most of these kids. My life has been difficult because I've already lived the life of a 35 yr. old woman. I helped my mom pay bills at the age of 8-12, then was homeless for a year and got onto my feet and raised my nephew for a year with my own apt at the age of 16. Now I just met my father without knowing him for 13 years, I moved down here to go to school. I dropped out of school living on my own with two jobs.I now live with my boyfriend that is 19 and it's still not easy.You kids don't relize things until its to late.Enjoy while you can
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