I have been sitting here wondering if I move out now can I get my child support money that my dad gives my mom? Or can I apply for section 8 housing? the appartment I am looking at is 439 a month. Or can I apply for some government money? and what about parrental approval? how should I go about this asking my mom if I CAN MOVE OUT. I am 15 years old and I have been wanting/needing to be independent. Can you answer these questions? all of them?
2007-04-06 05:14:40 · 7 answers · asked by lonleyluv128 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
No. You cannot get the child support redirected.
You cannot apply for section 8.
You cannot apply for government money.
You can ask your mom if you can move out - but she will say no.
You can seek to become emancipated (i.e. divorce your parents).
Society doesn't want to pay to support a 15 year old with two parents. You cannot be independent if you are asking for government funding. Go to school!
2007-04-06 05:25:11 · answer #1 · answered by pepper 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot receive any of those things until you become an adult. (Of course, even then, there are other requirements besides just being an adult.) But you cannot receive child support once you become an adult because child support is for the care and support of children as the term indicates.
There is such a thing called emancipation. In other words, a judge can rule that you are to be, at the time of his/her ruling, legally considered an adult. But this is not something that judges do all the time. Other alternatives are considered first such as whether or not there are any other family members who can assume care, support, and responsibility for you and whether or not it would be more appropriate to place you in the custody of a state funded facility or foster home. It is generally assumed that an individual under the age of 18 years has not yet developed the ability to care for and support his/her self. You would need people to help you prove that you are cabable of doing so. If I'm not mistaken, judges usually require that you live on your own for a little while on the condition that you are visited frequently by a case worker to make sure that you are working, going to school, feeding yourself properly, paying your bills, and so on.... kind of like they do when someone gets temporary custody of a child and the judge wants to make sure that the person can take care of the child before awarding full custody or allowing an adoption.
This is all irrelevant to your situation unless you're being mistreated/abused. If you ARE being mistreated/abused then you need to tell the appropriate people (school counselor, social worker, etc...) so they can take appropriate action. But, if you're NOT being mistreated/abused, you need to get these thoughts out of your head. Good parents don't deserve this. Parents who love their children, take care of them, treat them well, etc..., deserve love and respect from their children. If your only reason for wanting to live on your own is because you want to do as you please then you need to take a long, hard look at yourself and do some serious self-evaluation.
And stop thinking about what others can do for you. Why would you want child support if you want to live on your own and be independent? That isn't independence. You can't "have your cake and ice cream". You are either an adult or you're not. You either support yourself or you don't.. And you can't get "government money" for wanting to have adult privilages but not adult responsibilities. Section 8 and low income housing are suppose to be for people who need help because they're elderly, disabled, or struggling to take care of children on very little income.
And forget about asking your mom if you can move out. Your mom cannot grant you adulthood. You only have three more years. Use the time wisely.... Study hard in school, get a job or do some volunteer work that will look good on a college or trade school application, and respect your mother.
2007-04-06 06:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by SINDY 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably not. As the other poster said, you can petition the court to to have yourself declared a legal adult but I doubt the excuse of "wanting/needing to be independent" is going to fly with a judge, especially if you can't support yourself without government aid (section 8). Going to court to get seperated from your mom you likely just get you into foster care until you are 18. Your mom can make you stay at home until you are a legal adult and even if she does let you move out, you are not legally entitled to the child support from your dad. Stay where you are, finish school and get a job that allows you to pay for your own place.
2007-04-06 05:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by Meems 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 15 I hate to say it, you really shouldn't be on your own. You need to finish your education, and become stable for your future. The law will not let you legally emancipate yourself from your parents until the age of 16, and if you do that, your parents are no longer financially responsible for you. Section 8 will not approve a minor for any kind of assistance. If there is an issue of violence or abuse, talk to someone at your school or go to a county office for help. If there is no violence or abuse, you need to sit tight, finish your education and become a fully independant, functional adult who can take care of yourself. Section 8 is there for people who have hit hard times, and can't support themselves and their families, not for people who want to live on their own and be taken care of by the state they live in. The true meaning of the word "Independant" means that you have taken all of your responsibilities seriously and can take care of yourself.
2007-04-09 07:19:53 · answer #4 · answered by novastarbanker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't legally move out until you're 18 unless you're legally emmancipated. To get that there must be reason, like abuse or drug use in the home, even then it's hard to get because they will prefer to send you to a family members or a foster home.
Why do you NEED to move out at 15? Most legally independant kids do NOT get child support since at that point you're not considered a legal child and the parent no longer pays.
2007-04-06 05:34:20 · answer #5 · answered by attila 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cant move out til you are 18. Until that time you are stuck. The child support is not yours it is help for your mother to take care of you. It will stop when you turn 18 unless you go to college and it was agreed on for your college years.
2007-04-06 05:24:37 · answer #6 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't you have to be 18. Or you could do a maculey culkin, and 'divorce them'... but you have to be wealthy to afford such a thing. Sorry pal. You're stuck till you 18. Nada ziltch zero.
2007-04-06 05:20:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋