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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Juvenile Law for Georgia on
Q: Can you move out at 18 if you're still in high school?

I turn 18 in March and I graduate in May. Can I move out?

Natalie Ann Green
Natalie Ann Green
answered on Feb 4, 2011

Yes.

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Q: At what age can a minor move from his parents home
Natalie Ann Green
Natalie Ann Green
answered on Feb 4, 2011

18 unless he files a case to be emancipated. If the child moves prior to that, then the parent can file runaway charges against the child and the police will bring the child home, if he can be found.

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Q: My son is 17 and 7 months. his mother kicked him out of the house. can she make him come home
Natalie Ann Green
Natalie Ann Green
answered on Feb 4, 2011

She can, but as the father, can you not discuss this with her and get her consent for him to stay the additional 5 months?

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