My question is simple like the title is general. I want to leave home. I am 18, but my mother is claiming I must 21. I am not attention high school and I didn't graduate. I just want a plain simple answer direct and 100 percent accurate. Do I need a power of attorney to "wave her from me" so I can move out? What do I need to do and tell her so I can leave?
2007-03-24 23:41:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I have a typo there...it's "must be* 21" not "must 21"
2007-03-24 23:46:55 · update #1
Mother is trying to get you to stay home. You can move out when you're 18. You can also support yourself, pay taxes, vote, get married, and all the rest of stuff us adults do. It's not all fun and games. Think it over.
2007-04-01 07:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by rose_50613 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first I see a FEW TYPO'S. I think you need to get back into school and learn some things BEFORE you move out. But to give you a little insight. LAWS in all states vary. BUT IN MOST states the legal age to leave home or live on your own is 18. I believe it is the same in CA, as it is here in MA. Power of Attorney has NOTHING to do with what you are speaking of. The word you want or should be using is EMANCIPATION. IF and this is IF you are NOT old enough to leave home, then you need to be emancipated. This can only be done through court. The easiest way to find out if you are old enough to move out is to call the police department where you live and ask them what the legal age is.
And by you not attention high school I will take it you mean you are not ATTENDING high school.TWO totally different words which only supports your mothers argument for you to stay at home and in school. Sorry, but life isn't always easy, or fun. Stay at home and in school. Good Luck.
2007-03-25 07:06:15 · answer #2 · answered by GRUMPY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are 18, you are "sui juris," and are treated under the law as an adult. You do not need a power of attorney. You can make contracts, sue, and be sued. You also have responsibilities as a citizen, such as voting, serving on a jury, etc.
There have been cases where even younger children have been give the right to be treated as an adult, such as in the case of "emancipated children." However, that is another topic and a digression at this point.
Also, you can enlist in the military.
2007-04-01 17:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋