17 yr old stepdaughter dropped out of high school

[lovingstepmom]

He -

Im very sorry for responding in such an offensive way. You are right, I just wanted you to know that i am very clear on where my position is in this. Please excuse MY RUDENESS

 

[JacobJoel]

good. grief.

Did you HAVE to go and be so mature about it so quickly?

these people can be loads of fun when they get riled up and you spoiled it by correcting yourself.

i just hate that.

bummer for the drop out tho. here's to Dad sticking to the situation like flies on rice till she gets her premature all growed up attitude corrected. It is HELL finding a job w/out a college degree these days, much less a high school diploma.

you might google the stats on that concept.

For dad. obviously. the mo ammo the betta, ya know

 

[Zigner]

Did you HAVE to go and be so mature about it so quickly?

these people can be loads of fun when they get riled up and you spoiled it by correcting yourself.

i just hate that.

bummer for the drop out tho. here's to Dad sticking to the situation like flies on rice till she gets her premature all growed up attitude corrected. It is HELL finding a job w/out a college degree these days, much less a high school diploma.

you might google the stats on that concept.

For dad. obviously. the mo ammo the betta, ya know

Great addition to the thread.

 

[JacobJoel]

why....thank you! i'm honored that you noticed. you are one of the board's heros!

totally serious about that drop out stuff. it will burn life's bridges before they get a chance to go anywhere.

 

[Zigner]

why....thank you! i'm honored that you noticed. you are one of the board's heros!

totally serious about that drop out stuff. it will burn life's bridges before they get a chance to go anywhere.

Yes, absolutely true.
Unfortunately, in Florida, it's perfectly legal for the child to drop out with the mom's permission.
I never said it was a good idea, but then again, this is a LEGAL forum.

 

[Gracie3787]

Florida state law allows the parent to give consent for a child, 16 years or older, to withdraw from school.

True. However, as Ginny pointed out, by doing so a parent is also setting the child up to lose thier DL. Florida is very strict about that, if a child under age 18 is not enrolled in school, they cannot have a DL.

 

[Gracie3787]

in June of 2008

The upside to all of this is that if Mom does get custody and CS, the CS will end on 18th birthday. CS can beordered past age 18 but only if the child is still in HS, with reasonable expectation of graduating before age 19.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

I pointed out the DL angle because that was one of the items that mom possibly enticed the daughter with ... would be a shame to lose it over dropping out of school. I'm for using any carrot or stick that will work to keep a child in school. Dad may want to also see if there is an 'alternative' school available for the daughter. There are kids who just can't function well in a regular school day; this provides a safe way to still get the schooling that will allow her to graduate.