tahstairiah
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
Hi, I live in New York the age of majority law here is age 21 as I've just read on the NYS Uniform Court System. I am currently living with my foster dad I live in the basement of the house that he lives in-- he rents out a room. I was kicked out of my mothers house at age 18, not kicked out more like forced out and threatened or they would call the cops. I currently have to leave my foster dads house because the landlord here doesn't like me very much and me and my foster dad don't get a long at all. I can't go back to my mothers house because her crazy husband wont let me in. He says that I was gone for more than 8 months so thereby I am emancipated.. Meanwhile to be emancipated you have to have a steady paying job and you have to be able to support yourself and I can't do that as of now. According to state law here on child support they are obligated to pay child support until I am 21, yet I've never received those benefits I'm not saying that I want that child support money as spending money but I need food, clothes, and shelter because the landlord here is going to kick me out, and my foster dad could give a rats ass about me. And my mother and my step father, so I'm pretty much stuck. I'm not saying that I am the most perfect person but compared to the person that I used to be; now I have very much calmed the heck down. And I am too young to be going through any of this; they aren't doing their jobs as parents and I am getting the heat for it it is completely unfair. Please I have much more to say but in the meantime can anyone help me? any advice ?
Hi, I live in New York the age of majority law here is age 21 as I've just read on the NYS Uniform Court System. I am currently living with my foster dad I live in the basement of the house that he lives in-- he rents out a room. I was kicked out of my mothers house at age 18, not kicked out more like forced out and threatened or they would call the cops. I currently have to leave my foster dads house because the landlord here doesn't like me very much and me and my foster dad don't get a long at all. I can't go back to my mothers house because her crazy husband wont let me in. He says that I was gone for more than 8 months so thereby I am emancipated.. Meanwhile to be emancipated you have to have a steady paying job and you have to be able to support yourself and I can't do that as of now. According to state law here on child support they are obligated to pay child support until I am 21, yet I've never received those benefits I'm not saying that I want that child support money as spending money but I need food, clothes, and shelter because the landlord here is going to kick me out, and my foster dad could give a rats ass about me. And my mother and my step father, so I'm pretty much stuck. I'm not saying that I am the most perfect person but compared to the person that I used to be; now I have very much calmed the heck down. And I am too young to be going through any of this; they aren't doing their jobs as parents and I am getting the heat for it it is completely unfair. Please I have much more to say but in the meantime can anyone help me? any advice ?
