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my girlfreind whants to move out at 18

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cooldawg_992000

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? AZ

me and my girlfreind whant to move in with my mom in new mexico when she turns 18. she will have 1 1/4 years left of high school. her mom says she legully can't move tell 21 unless her parents say that it is ok.her mom says that when she turns 19 and finishes high school that she can move. we want to move as soon as possible. when can she legally leave home?
 


Happy Trails

Senior Member
cooldawg_992000 said:
What is the name of your state? AZ

me and my girlfreind whant to move in with my mom in new mexico when she turns 18. she will have 1 1/4 years left of high school. her mom says she legully can't move tell 21 unless her parents say that it is ok.her mom says that when she turns 19 and finishes high school that she can move. we want to move as soon as possible. when can she legally leave home?

Once she reaches the age of majority, she then becomes a legal adult. However, if the parents have her declared legally incompetent, they would have control until she reaches the age of 21.

Read Arizona's statutes: 15-773. Transfer of parental rights at age of majority

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/15/00773.htm&Title=15&DocType=ARS
 

JETX

Senior Member
Happy Trails said:
Once she reaches the age of majority, she then becomes a legal adult. However, if the parents have her declared legally incompetent, they would have control until she reaches the age of 21.

Read Arizona's statutes: 15-773. Transfer of parental rights at age of majority

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/15/00773.htm&Title=15&DocType=ARS
Sorry, but that is not correct.
The citation you provided applies to educational rights.

Though a cursory review of the Arizona statutes did not reveal a specific statute, I believe the following are relevant in considering this issue:
44-132. Capacity of minor to obtain hospital, medical and surgical care; definition

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law except as provided in title 36, chapter 20, article 1, and without limiting cases in which consent may otherwise be obtained or is not required, any emancipated minor, any minor who has contracted a lawful marriage or any homeless minor may give consent to the furnishing of hospital, medical and surgical care to such minor, and such consent shall not be subject to disaffirmance because of minority. The consent of the parent, or parents, of such a person is not necessary in order to authorize hospital, medical and surgical care. For the purposes of this section only, subsequent judgment of annulment of such marriage or judgment of divorce shall not deprive such person of his adult status once attained.

B. A health care provider acting in reliance on the consent of a minor who has authority or apparent authority pursuant to this section to consent to health care is not subject to criminal and civil liability and professional disciplinary action on the ground that he or she failed to obtain consent of the minor's parent, parents or legal guardian. This subsection does not affect any other cause of action permitted under title 12, chapter 5.1.

C. For purposes of this section, a homeless minor is an individual under the age of eighteen years living apart from his parents and who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence or whose primary residence is either a supervised shelter designed to provide temporary accommodations, a halfway house or a place not designed for or ordinarily used for sleeping by humans.
 

Happy Trails

Senior Member
Yeah, I was thinking once the daughter reached the age of majority, how could the parents still have some control in their daughter's life?

Then I ran across that statute. If the parents could have her declared legally incompetent (I should have clarified) they would have say in decisions pertaining to her education.

I also should have said upto the age of 22. Where are my reading glasses? :o
 

ENASNI

Senior Member
Happy Trails said:
Yeah, I was thinking once the daughter reached the age of majority, how could the parents still have some control in their daughter's life?

Then I ran across that statute. If the parents could have her declared legally incompetent (I should have clarified) they would have say in decisions pertaining to her education.

I also should have said upto the age of 22. Where are my reading glasses? :o
On the dresser!
 

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