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Carmen Romero · Feb 5, 2013, 05:09 PM

What is the possible legal ramification if a parent allows 15 year old son to share a bedroom with his 12 year old sister. Thank you.

odinn7 · Feb 5, 2013, 05:25 PM

None.

ScottGem · Feb 5, 2013, 05:55 PM

Not likely to be any, but it is possible that someone could complain to family services. Even if not illegal, at those ages this is not a good arrangement.

Carmen Romero · Feb 5, 2013, 05:56 PM

What is legal ramification if a parent allows 15 yr son and 12 yr old daughter to sleep in same room? Their mother left the husband, and two children and they are living with a relative. The relative has own room, the father has own room.

I would appreciate your comments.

Thank you.

ScottGem · Feb 5, 2013, 06:10 PM

Please don't keep posting the same question.

If that's the situation then the father should share with the son and give the girl her own room.

The mother could use this to get custody.

What is your relationship to this?

cdad · Feb 5, 2013, 06:13 PM

It seems they are making do as best as they can. This kind of accusation has ramifications well beyond what a court tolerates without proof. I wouldn't just throw it about so easily.

Fr_Chuck · Feb 5, 2013, 06:19 PM

There is no legal issue, There is no more possible incest issues than if they had own room,
I would put in twin or bunk beds but many families don't have but one room for kids.

So there is nothing illegal about it at all.

The other parent could have course use it as a reason to ask for custody, but then the other parent can show that the other took off and left the kids.

They show this is the best they can do.

dontknownuthin · Feb 5, 2013, 06:28 PM

I'm wondering why you're asking the question and what your relationship is to the situation? It's not adviseable to have this situation not only for potential incest situations but also because this age kids benefit from some privacy going through puberty. However, sharing a room is not abuse or neglect. And while it might be better to have two beds for the father and son in a room, someone who wanted to find fault could also claim it's inappropriate for an adult man to share a room with his adolescent son. A four bedroom home may not be affordable - so perhaps it would make sense for the family to put a bed in the living room, or use a sofa sleeper to keep the kids separate for sleeping. Of course, this doesn't work unless the whole family goes to bed to allow the kid use of the living room.

A non-custodial parent might complain about this and try to leverage it as a reason they should get custody. However, if that non-custodial parent left the kids, they don't have much credibility in complaining about what the other parent is doing, making the best of the situation. Further, if the non-custodial parent complains, the court might order them to pay higher child support to enable the custodial parent to get a larger home with an additional bedroom.

Is there a history of incest or other reason to make an issue of this? Do the kids have separate beds?