Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

My child has been adopted and is going to be 17 this month and wants to move back home.... my question is due to the fact that she was removed and adopted by family, legally can she leave there home and move back home with me?


Asked on 7/11/12, 11:00 am

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M. Elizabeth Foley The Law Office of M. Elizabeth Foley

She could only do that in one of two circumstances: either her adoptive parents would have to permit her to move in with you, or she'd have to find a judge who would emancipate her so that legally she'd be an adult and could choose to live with you or wherever else she liked. For civil purposes, a 17 year old is not an adult, so cannot make that kind of decision against a parent's wishes.

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Answered on 7/11/12, 11:10 am


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