Ask Me Help Desk - Suing parents for neglect

Hey this is not a answer but it's a question. My mother died when I was young and I have lived with my aunt for a long time up until high school and she treated me like crap and didn't give me my social security card until my senior year of h.s now that's another story. During high school I have been basically on my own paying and getting around all on my own. My dad didn't come into my life until college hit and even he was no help. My father is married once again and treats his step kids like his own kids and today he has kicked me out the house and I have nowhere to go. He finds every excuse to kick me out. I am a smart kid I made it to college with out my parents help and I have become a residence assistance in my dorm hall but now I have no where to live and I want to no how can I sue my father.

Its not a good idea to piggyback your question on someone else's. This can lead to confusion. You should start a new thread. So I've moved your question to its own thread.

You can't.

First, your aunt didn't have to get you a SS card, you could have done that yourself.

Second, Child support goes to the custodial parent or guardian. So your aunt MIGHT be able to sue the father, but not you.

Third, He can't just summarily kick you out. If you have been living with him for a period and his address is your official residence, then he has to give you legal notice to vacate. If he physically threw you out, you may have a suit for an illegal eviction.

ANY question on law needs to include your general locale as laws vary by area.

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Originally Posted by stevenelias10

... and i want to no how can i sue my father.

As ScottGem said, no.

And in the above quote, it should be "know", college boy.

I have a feeling that you have no concept of what a roof over your head means when you say you were 'paying and getting around all on your own.' Your aunt fed you, clothed you, and paid for the house and utilities, right? That's just for starters. Did she do your laundry, cook, clean, do dishes, fix the furnace, or did you? I doubt you did any of it. Your aunt took you in and kept you, regardless of how she felt about how much it hampered her life. I'm sorry your mother died and your father farmed you out, but the way he is treating you now may be a reflection on a sense of really misguided entitlement on your part. The day you turn 18 you become an adult, and no parent or guardian has to be responsible for you anymore. It is in your interest to show appreciation and to chip in around the house, from mowing to scrubbing floors to cleaning gutters, not just putting your dirty dishes in the sink. Swallow your pride and offer. You may find that there is love lurking under all the bad feelings.

I do believe that you are wrong. Her parents ARE responsible for her even after she is 18 since she is in college. Her best option would be to get child support established until she finishes college, or to try to get social security from her mother passing away. Her being a minor she shouldn't have to worry about paying to get round all on her own that is what the parent or legal guardian is for!!
This is a legal fact. I have dealt with this many times!

I wish you luck in College.

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Originally Posted by ashley113

I do believe that you are wrong. Her parents ARE responsible for her even after she is 18 since she is in college. Her best option would be to get child support established until she finishes college, or to try to get social security from her mother passing away. Her being a minor she shouldn't have to worry about paying to get round all on her own that is what the parent or legal guardian is for!!
This is a legal fact. I have dealt with this many times!

I wish you luck in College.

Normally I would remove this question since it was posted to a 10 month old thread. However, since you claim to know something that is a legal fact that goes against what most of us believe to be legal fact, I'm going to give you a chance to back this up. Please provide any law (full citation) that states a) that parents are financially responsible for an adult (over 18) just because they are in college and b) that a child (whether over or under 18) can get child support.

As far as I'm aware, a parent is not required to send or support a child who wishes to go to college. And that once a child reaches majority (18), a parent is no longer responsible for them. Also, child support is paid to the custodial parent from the non custodial parent for the care and raising of the child. It is not paid to the child directly (except in some rare circumstances). Nor can a child apply for support from a parent.