Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I'm a single mom, I have 4 kids; ages 12,14,17,and 21 and 2 grandkids living with me. My 17 years old daughter; who's gradudated this year, a year early. She has a 2 month old baby boy. She has been breaking house rules and curfew. She doesn't help around the house or cleans her own room. When I tell her to do something or don't allow her to do something; she threatens to leave. Can she leave? Is she considered an adult?


Asked on 7/18/12, 5:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

The short answer is yes, she can leave. Although she is not legally an adult until she is 18; once a child turns 17 she is no longer chargeable as a runaway. In Texas, in most cases, juvenile law applies only to persons under the age of 17. Runaway is solely a juvenile offense.

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Answered on 7/18/12, 8:51 am


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