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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 02/28/04
Ashleigh from OH said:
I want to move out of my house, but I'm only 16. Is there a law or anything that says I can not move out without my parents permission? If so how can I go about trying to convince her that it would be best for me to move out. Also, I want to go live with my boyfriend and his parents if they let me, is that possible? And my boyfriend is 19, so is there any problem with that?
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On 02/27/04
Madison from TX said:
Eventhough i am only 14 years old, i agree with what you said about being able to move out when you are 16.
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On 02/26/04
Raquel from NM said:
My friend wants to move out with her boyfriend and so shes looking up information about how old you have to be to move out but I think that shes to childish to moveout on her own but I think she has to be 18 so can you tell me what age you have to be to move out in the state of NM
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On 02/16/04
Josh from AZ said:
I live on my own, and my girlfriend lives with her parents. Her parents emotionally abuse her everyday, and treat her like a slave. She wants to move out with me but shes only 17. I told her she can't move in with me because of her age, but my parents offered to take her in, if she did move in with my parents could her parents take legal action against my parents, even though they abuse her.
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On 02/15/04
Christie from MI said:
Is 17 the legal age I can move to another state without my parents with me?
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