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Leaving home & legal ages
AGE 16
When can I leave home?
At 16 you can leave home without your parents’ permission. You should arrange to have somewhere to live and to be able to manage financially.
Your parents cannot stop you leaving home once you are 16 or make you return. However, if you are under 17 and are living in a situation where you are likely to be at risk of physical or emotional harm someone (including your parents of course) could contact the Child, Youth and Family Services. If Child, Youth and Family Services thought you were living in a harmful environment they would make arrangements for your care until the age of 17. This may include making you stay with your parents.
If your parents are concerned about you they can apply to the court to have you placed under the guardianship of the court. This means that the court can make all of your major decisions for you until you are 18.
When can I leave home?
At 16 you can leave home without your parents’ permission. You should arrange to have somewhere to live and to be able to manage financially.
Your parents cannot stop you leaving home once you are 16 or make you return. However, if you are under 17 and are living in a situation where you are likely to be at risk of physical or emotional harm someone (including your parents of course) could contact the Child, Youth and Family Services. If Child, Youth and Family Services thought you were living in a harmful environment they would make arrangements for your care until the age of 17. This may include making you stay with your parents.
If your parents are concerned about you they can apply to the court to have you placed under the guardianship of the court. This means that the court can make all of your major decisions for you until you are 18.
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| Anonymous | Question | 0 | Nov 23 2011, 3:34 PM EST by Anonymous | ||
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Is it legal to ask a 17 year old to pay for board if he isn't going to school anymore?
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| Anonymous | Force 17-year-old to live independently? | 1 | Nov 23 2011, 5:21 AM EST by Anonymous | ||
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Is it possible to make a seventeen year old boy to live independently; out of the house to live on his own or is it his choice entirely? If it is his choice, can legal measures be done so he lives independently?
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| Anonymous | leave home | 2 | Oct 2 2011, 6:17 PM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Thread started: Oct 2 2011, 6:25 AM EDT
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can i leave home at the age of 16 and have some sort of financial government support, (to pay bill and so on) and still attend school?
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