Can my 18 year old son move out on his own legally?

I'm sick and tired of living with my parents.
I've been trying to find a job.
I'm a straight A student attending High school as a junior(11th)
I want out, I can focus with all the bull**** that has been going on
I love my parents.
My brother is the real problem, he's 18 years old, and still act immature. It's bluntly pathetic how I'm younger and mature and has a better understanding of my surroundings than he does.
He does what he wants, everything is about him him him, my parents love him way to much to kick him out and let him settle things on his own.
Since my parents are picking favorites,
I'll take a stand.
Going to school for 7 hours,
go to work 5 days a week at the same time. working till late.
It should be killer, and hard.
But it will pay off, after college hopefully,
and never have them to worry about.
I'm over exaggerating aren't I?
This **** has been bugging me ever since my eldest brother died, and this remaining brother turned 18.
I don't want anything to do with these people anymore. I want out.
I really which I could find a way other than wait another year, I'm really impatient.

I am 18 and got my GED. right now im going to a university full-time but its only 2 days a week. But i really want to move out sometimes i dont even care if i make it but aslong as i move out. Almost everyday we argue. And when we do it gets pretty bad. So yea ima move out whenever i get my license(have to pay surge charges) so i can hopefully land me a good job so i can atleast live in some appts.

Originally Posted by Unregistered Get over yourself, dad. If he is a good kid and you know you raised him right you shouldn't have anything to worry about. If I was 18 and my parents wanted me home at 11pm I would have been gone way sooner. and PS in texas he could have left at the age of 17 as long as he had a stable place to live and kept going to school

Your an idiot, obviously not a parent and Thank God for it! There will come a day when you have a child of your own that all you want is to love and protect it, then you will understand the hell you put your parents through. You truely do reep what you sew.... And to the Gentleman that is going through this problem, you are not alone, We are in the same situation... Only advise I can give is to continue praying, stand firm on having rules, but love him regardless... I`ll pray for ya`ll

can i move out at 18 if i'm in hight school in MN?

I'm runnig into the same problem.....im 18 & I want to move in with my boyfriend but my mom s against it. I want to leave with him without my parents knowing. Iv graduated and want to leave to Texas. Can I leave qithout getting into problemos with the law??

Once you turned 18, you became an adult in the eyes of the law. Start packing. Your mother has no control over you any longer. You are free to move whenever and wherever you wish and nobody can stop you.

Same goes for Minnesota who posted before you.

Now you can not do anything because your son now became adult and the movement pf a adult person you can not control because it is related to the fundamental right. But he does any type of wrong then the police will arrest him. So law can not help anything.

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And what about the California can we legally move out at the age of 18?
Is in California something different criteria follows?

For you posters who wish to know about legal age in each state, simply google "age of majority" for your state.

Originally Posted by troubled dad I have five children. My oldest is an 18 year old male. He is basically a good kid. He's not doing as well as his mother and I would like in school and has decided that he will now do what he wants since he has turned 18. He comes and goes as he pleases. If I tell him not to go somewhere he'll ask his mother or in some cases will leave without anyone's permission. I worry about him being with the wrong crowd and being out after 11:00 pm. I'm growing very frustrated and don't know what else to try with him. My question is can my 18 year old son legally move out on his own? Thank you for your time.

Okay you want my take. He is 18. He can move out if he wants. You could kick him out. Think to yourself though. If you raised him right and he's a good kid can't you trust him? It doesn't matter anyway he is his own person. All you are doing is pushing him away from you by trying to control everything he does. Take it from someone who knows. I left at 18 because my parents were the same way. Wouldn't let me hang out with who I wanted to just because they were 2 years older. Had a GPS in my car and in my phone. Read my texts online. Over all. You are being too controlling and need to rethink things.