Legal Question in Family Law in California
What constitutes full time student?
My step-son will be turning 18 in a few weeks. He is demanding to live with his father, who has not support either of my step children. My wife has full custody and pays for all of their needs. My step son wants to move to his father's and complete his senior year with his friends.
We were discussing what constitutes full-time student. He is planning on going to school for four periods and working nights with his father. My wife plans on continuing to pay for his insurances; as, his father hasn't paid a cent. The father has failed to provide insurance, support, or other means of support.
If he is demanding to go, what legal obligations are there? What constitutes full time?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: What constitutes full time student?
Contact the high school for their definition of full time student. That is probably the definition the court will use. In regard to the health insurance, it may well be cheaper to maintain him on the insurance than to risk having to pay one half of his medical bills if he is injured or becomes sick. As for Child support your statement inferred that there are two children involved. Thus father would have one child living with him and mother one living with her. The child support should even out, that is neither parent should pay the other any support. It is also very possible that he will not want stay with father after he has been there long enough that is no longer considered to be a guest.
The final decision on where he lives is best made by the parents not the child. letting him move, unless it would result in some considerable detriment to him, may be the best solution regardless of the monetary cost.
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