Q: Father of 19 year old daughter living at home. Do both parents of the home have to agree to evict the adult child?
19 year old daughter living with parents. Father insists she either works or furthers her education while at home. Non working Mother of the home will not enforce or agree to evict. What legal remedies does the working Father have? Father is the sole provider for the household. Financially burdened and impoverished.
A: There is no "easy" answer. If both spouses own the home, then permission from EITHER is sufficient to allow the guest to continue to stay ( the daughter is not a "tenant" as in a lease unless they are paying rent, and you indicate that is no the case). Ultimately, you may have to consider a divorce in order to address the issue of what support ( alimony only, NOT child support) you may owe to the spouse.
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