Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana

are 18 year olds legal adults while inrolled in school

my son is 18 and still has a year of school left. he and his grandmother would like him to move into her house. he has been ther since school let out we asked him to come home he said no. we asked the grand mother to send him home to witch she replied ''he is 18 he can make his own mind on if he goes back or not''. is this true or can we have him come home.


Asked on 6/15/04, 9:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mary Ann Wunder Wunder & Wunder

Re: are 18 year olds legal adults while inrolled in school

A child reaching his or her 18th birthday becomes an adult and has the right to choose where he or she will reside. His parents no longer have a duty to support him if he leaves home, regardless of whether he is still in high school or not. If the parents were divorced, then one of them would file a petition to emancipate him to stop child support. No such action is necessary if the parents are still married.

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Answered on 6/17/04, 10:29 am


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