Can my friend move in with my family?
My friend just moved to Ohio, I live in Indiana. She is a senior and found out that she can’t graduate at that school and wants to come back to our school. Her family can’t move. Can she legally move in with my family for a year? She is 17.
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I believe when both sets of parents agree there won’t be a legal issue. Her parents need to fill out and sign a medical release, and be informed of all arrangements made for their daughter.
The school might have to have a signed Out Of District waiver before they can enroll her.
Call the school district and find out what they need.
Yes. Your friends parents might need to sign over guardianship to your parents.
It depends on the school district. So yes, at the very least, your folks would have to become her guardians. Her guardians may have to be tax payers in that school district as well.
Assuming that she does, I suggest that you all reach a clear understanding about the terms of the arrangement: her role in the household, her responsibilities, your family’s responsibilities toward her, who pays for what, etc., how long the arrangement is for, and what happens if either party wants to terminate it. In other words, I think you would be wise to have something like a contract in place beforehand. If you can’t arrive at one, and your parents aren’t prepared to just let her do whatever she pleases while they pay for it, I predict an uncomfortable year.
Most states let 17 year old people be free. If not in Ohio, then her parents can sign a guardianship agreement with your parents, and then she’ll be set.
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