Q: My friends and I want to move out when we are 18 but since the legal age is 19, can we move in with someone whose 19?
My 2 friends and I have some semi-rough living situations... not abusive but we just want away from our parents. We all got jobs and have been looking for a two bedroom apartment to live in, but I came across this website that said we cant move out. One of my friends have some other friends who will be 19 when we're 18, and my other friend has a sister who is already in college. Can we move in with one of them instead? We want out ASAP. Also, is there maybe a law where we can move out into our own apartment with parental consent? Or can we ONLY move out at 19?
A: Your parents decide where you will live until you are an adult, that is until you are 19 years old or "otherwise emancipated" by joining the military or getting married.
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