Can i move out of my mom's house if im 17 and i already have my high school diploma?

Question

Can i move out of my mom's house if im 17 and i already have my high school diploma?

Answer 1

Your parents could contest that if you go against their wishes until you are of legal age (18 in most states).

Answer 2

you can be emancipated ( not worth the headache) or wait until you're 18.

Answer 3

When you have your high school diploma a lot of people will basically consider you to be an adult--your teachers, your friends, even employers will not have to worry about treating you specially.  The only thing is, legally you will still be a minor and will not be able to sign binding contracts--so you wouldn't legally be able to rent an apartment on your own or get utilities, even if you could afford them.

You could presumbly be able to move in with friends without a contract--but you could move in with a friends family at 15 if your parents didn't mind.  

Be careful though!  One of our friends was actually 18 but in a difficult family situation so he moved in with a friends family while he started college, he also was working.  A few weeks into the semester things changed for the family and they told him they needed his room so he'd have to move out.  Because it was just friends there was no contract--he had to do it even though it was impossible for him to find another place to live, he ended up sleeping on various people's couches and failed his first semester--because of his unstable situation, losing things as he had to move around.

The law about staying with your parents is for your protection, not so they can have a power trip.  It's so you can have a safe place to live, and you really should think hard about leaving it unless it isn't actually safe for you to be there.

Answer 4

You must wait until you are 18 if you want it to be legal.

Answer 5

I think the more pressing question is why you want to move out at 17.  Something must be wrong, and you need to talk to someone who can help.  Usually, someone who wants to move out of the house (except to go to college or something) is wanting to because of some abuve (physical or mental) or either they are not making choices that their parents approve of.  If it is the former, get out and get some help from someone who cares about you. If it is the second reason, start obeying your parents.

Answer 6

That depends where you live.

Here, you can move out at 15 but the only people who ever really do that are kids who've got jobs on other properties. My dad employs 15 year olds sometimes but all it really means is they swap living with their own parents for living with someone else's (mine!)

But why move out entirely at 17?!? That makes no sense to me (sorry!). It's nothing but a lot of stress, hassle and heaps of expense! Where would you get enough money from, for a start. Unless the relationship between you and your mum has totally broken down, I'd stay where you are; if the two of you really can't live together and can't mend your relationship, I'd look to go live with your dad, grandparents, older sibling, aunt, uncle etc.

Answer 7

you can get amancipated. that's a court order that makes you legally an adult

my friend's doing that b/c she is going to college and only 16. and she needs to find a place to live, ect.; though i believe your parents would still have to cosign stuff.

Answer 8

You haven't said why you want to move.....

Unless you are truly in an untenable situation, I would ask you to really re-consider why you want to move out.  

In most cases, your parents truly love and care about you.   I would be very, very sure of your reasons before giving up that gift.

(A Mom who has been there when she was 16)

Answer 9

yes you can, but why would you?

if the conditions allow you to stay, why not?  the cost of housing alone is enough to send a 17 yr old in orbit.  the expense to live on your own might be higher then even you have added.  this would be a move that could place a burden that's to heavy for you to carry...........

i know it's excited to be old enough to leave home. i also know that for some, the rules seems to much unfair and in favor of the parents, but where would most of us kids end up if there wasn't any rules to follow or any one to enforce them?......

but, yes, you can leave at 17 and nothing your mom can do about it..........

please remember, there are predators on the prowl that you'll never seen or hear of until you leave home, so please, if you do leave, use wisdom in it..........

my best to ya and may God watch over you and keep ya safe..........