If I’m 17 and was put into foster care when I was 12 but my foster parents have legal guardianship of me now, could move out of their house without consent and not get into trouble for it?
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If I’m 17 and was put into foster care when I was 12 but my foster parents have legal guardianship of me now, could move out of their house without consent and not get into trouble for it?
I’m no longer in the state’s custody.
Asked on January 7, 2013 under Family Law, Georgia
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
So long as you are not an adult and have not finished your senior year of high school, your foster parents still have legal custody of you are you are thus required to remain with them under the laws of all states in this country until you are 18 years of age and have finished high school.
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