Georgia laws about moving out......?

Question

I'm wondering.......is it legal in any capacity for a 16 year old to move out on her own in the state of Georgia?
Do you need parental consent, or special circumstances, or can you just move, or live with a friend, or what?

PLEASE no BS responses. This is important to me.

Answer 1

If you are minor, you will be considered a run-a-way. Until you reach 18, you cannot live on your own. You will need a guardian, at minimum.

Even bigger problem is, no one in their right mind will give you a lease for an apartment. Since you are minor, your signature mean absolutely nothing. Even if you sign something, the the contract is not valid. For the same reason, you can not get utilities with your signature.

You CAN live with your friend (for limited purposes) and kids do it all the time to go to college. You DO need your parents consent. Without it, you are just a run-away, and you can be arrested, charged, and placed in juvenile detention center.

If you are 16, you may be a bit too young even for living with your freinds. It may put your parents in legal issues, such as not taking care of their children. (unfit parents, lack of supervision, etc)

A simple rule is this.... until you are 18, you are not considered a full person in the eye of laws. You have no power on your own to enter into any agreement - which is necessary to establish your own residence.

Living by yourself, even with friends, aren't easy. It is not cheap either. Before you do anything, you need to really think about it. And don't forget, you need your parents permission first.

Answer 2

She needs *either* parental consent (and her parents will still be legally responsible for her, and can revoke that consent at any time) *or* a court order emancipating her,. which will make her fully responsible for all her own bills.

If her parents give consent, but someone notifies CPS and they feel that the circumstances where she's living are improper, then they could put her into an alternative residence, such as foster care, which her parents would then have to pay for.

I'm familiar with a number of cases in which parents have allowed an underage girl to move in with an over 18 year old boyfriend, and CPS has stepped in and taken the child into care, and in some cases filed a police complaint against the boyfriend. (Even if the girl is over the age of consent, but is under 18, there are "corrupting the morals of a minor" charges that are still available.)

Richard

Answer 3

Not legal at all unless you are emancipated legally (a judge says it is okay). You're 16 and have only 2 years til you are 18 - chill out dude! Living on your own isn't as easy as you think and you need to stay in school (unless u want to work at a really low paying job in which case you won't even be able to afford to have cable television).

Answer 4

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