Legal Question in Juvenile Dependency in Kentucky
I have a concern for my fiance, he is about to turn 18 and he has a spring break for two weeks he is still in high school, his mom has told him that if he comes up here with me that the child services will be involved but that thing is, is that he will be 18 at the time that we go to get him will his school affect him coming up here for the two weeks because of his mother?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Once he is 18, he will legally be an adult and not in the legal control of his parents, but he should consider that he still lives in his parents' home and is, I would assume, financially dependent upon them. Ultimately he can make his own decisions, good and bad, but the wisdom of adulthood isn't determining whether you *can* do something, it's determining when you *should.* Always ask what the price of your decision is going to mean, on every level. If his parents are so adamant he not stay with you over Spring Break, tread carefully. Relationships with parents and especially in-laws are hard to mend once broken. Find a balance between independence and respecting his family's concerns. You both have your whole lives ahead of you, your paths will be much easier to travel if you learn that wisdom sooner rather than later.