Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana

A friends daughter is 17 and he is her gardian and going to jail. Her mother lives in Ms. What assistance will she qualify for in order to live? She thinks she can make it with a room mate in an apartment in Slidell, be a senior in high school and work.


Asked on 3/04/11, 10:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Martha Amanda Mandi Lucas Mandie Seale Lucas

At 17, she cannot contract for an apartment,etc. She must be 18. She is still under the care and control of her parents. She can live with her mother or her mother can give provisional custody to a willing adult.

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Answered on 3/07/11, 5:36 am


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