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I live in Indiana and I am 18 years old. I have a great job where I
make plenty of money to support myself. I have a friend that is going
to let me rent for really cheap. I am ready to move out. The only
thing stopping me is that my school says that you cannot move out of your
parent's house unless they give permission since I am still in high
school. They said that I must be emancipated. I told them that I was 18
and they said that it did not matter. Parents still must give
permission. It is about 7 1/2 more months until graduation and I am ready to
move out now. Things are not going right at home and even though it is
not too terribly bad, it is bad enough that I need to get away from the
stress. My parents are very strict and will not let me leave. If I
did leave I am afraid they will find a way to make me move back in since
the school said I cannot move out. I thought in Indiana you could move
out when you were 18 since you were a legal adult no matter if you were
still in high school or not.

Please help me.

Respectfully,
Concerned

Answer 1

Dear L,
I see 3 options for you. I am not recommending any 1 option over another one. Well yes I am but be patient with me for a minute. OK?

1. Stay at your parents house until you graduate. Ok I know you don't like that option but I just wanted to point it out to you.

2. Drop out of high school. Then get your GED. It is not the same as a diploma. And it may cause you problems if you are going to college and some employers what high school graduates. It also means you will miss all the fun senior year activities like prom and graduation.

3.Contact legal aid in your community. Talk to an attorney there about getting emancipated. Yes I know you are 18 years old but the problem is you are still in high school. I know when my daughter was still in high school even though she was 18, the state of Indiana still required her dad to pay child support because she was still in school. The issue is not that you are 18. The issue is you are still in high school. As far as the state of Indiana is concern as long as someone is in school they are still the parents responsibility which is why your high school has this rule.
Now the thing to remember about emancipation is that your parents are no longer responsible for any bills for you. Nor are they required to carry health care insurance for you. But by going about this legally then your parents can't force you to move back home. Now this may make things worse between you and them. However this is best option I can think of that may work for you.
I am adding two websites for you to browse and refer to for legal aid assistance.
http://www.indianajustice.org/Home/PublicWeb/LegalSvcs
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/probono/public/
I found these sites by typing state of indiana then going to the law justice link on the left side of the screen.

I hope you and your parents can some day have a good relationship. I don't know if this information will help or not. Or maybe you will just blow me off. I don't know.

I do commend you on trying to find the best solution for the situation and not just leaving in the middle of the night and letting them worry and think you have run away. It can be very stressful on a parent to find his/her child missing. I had it happen to me and my daughter is older than you. It can be a very scary time for a parent.

The only thing I ask is for you to keep the lines of communication open with your parents. Even though you are not getting along with them now and you are under alot of stress, remember they do love you and care about your well being.

Best of luck to you and your parents,
A concerned Indiana mom

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If you lasted 18 years with your parents,why is it that you can't wait 7 1/2 months?as one that lost both my parents,and they were also strict,I wish thay would be alive today .