Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Re: rights of 18 year old

Technically yes. She is an adult under MA law at age 18. there are groups who will try to assist her.

I would suggest she contact her school immediately for assistance.

Re: rights of 18 year old

Technically yes, BUT - SHE IS ENTITLED TO CHILD SUPPORT until age 23 as long as she remains a full time student. Child support is a right that belongs to the child, not a custodial parent. Contact a lawyer.

Re: rights of 18 year old

If married to each other, the parents of a ADULT have every legal right to decline to support the ADULT. If divorced from one another or married, the courts have DISCRETION as to whether the ADULT should be awarded support from one or both parents. This discretion begins if the ADULT resides with one parent, as a general rule. Disabled adults may be due extra consideration under case law.

More facts are essential here. Most parents don't demand that their adult offspring take to the streets without some pretty serious provocation. what is the provocation? Drugs? Alcohol? Violence toward the parents or other household members? Serious mental illness which causes intolerable and uncontrollable behavior? Refusing to follow reasonable baseline rules of those who pay for the home, food, etc.? Other seriously irresponsible behavior? The offspring's significant other abusing the parents or refusing to follow the parents' rules?

All of the potential parties here have rights which may well seem at odds. No answer fitting only divorced/never married parents, and failing to ask what is behind the parents' demand can -possibly- be complete or useful.

If the 18-year-old ADULT thinks she has unlimited rights to abuse her family and parents, or refuse to accept their reasonable rules and regulations, it is time for her to get better legal advice than she is getting.