Legal Question in Family Law in New York
I am 17 and my parents have joint physical custody. I want to go to california and live/go to school there for my senior year. My girlfriend lives there and i would be living with her and her parents would get guardianship over me. My mom gave me permission to do this and my dad doesnt want me to go. Do i need both parents permission or just one?
1 Answer from Attorneys
The question is do they have joint LEGAL custody?
"Friendly" advice from someone who mentors law school interns (and it is bad out there for them too): Your Mom might think this is a great opportunity to see the world but your Dad may see it as a risky venture that could harm your future. Remember, it is a nasty world "out there" (meaning everywhere) and concentrating on HS studies, good grades, then good college and grades is the bare minimum these days to surviving. A grad degree, or even a law degree, might not even cut it without more. These days, you have to spend a LOT of time on interning and all kinds of things to buffer your transcripts; e.g. my law school interns have resumes that would knock your socks off and if they did not, they would have a heck of a time getting jobs once they finish the bar exam AND, the jobs they would get pay what I made in 1982 on Wall St going to night college AND they would have no benefits, unlike mine did. Health ins alone is a fortune. Just think about it.