Almost 18.

[Anon98456]

I will be 18 in 5 months. I have been living with my father and step mother. They are splitting up and my dad wants to move 2 hours away and change schools when I'm about to graduate. He will not let me live with her, yet she's been my mother for 2 years since mine passed 5 years ago. My question is, am I allowed to stay here against his will? What can he do if I don't go with him, since I'm so close to being an adult? I live in Washington.

 

[Just Blue]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

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[Proserpina]

I will be 18 in 5 months. I have been living with my father and step mother. They are splitting up and my dad wants to move 2 hours away and change schools when I'm about to graduate. He will not let me live with her, yet she's been my mother for 2 years since mine passed 5 years ago. My question is, am I allowed to stay here against his will? What can he do if I don't go with him, since I'm so close to being an adult? I live in Washington.

He can, theoretically, make life difficult for your stepmother if she won't return you to him against his wishes. I know it sounds horribly unfair (and frankly I believe forcing you to switch schools at this point in your life is a pretty rotten thing to do - is it even possible?), but he does have sole rights to you.

 

[LdiJ]

I will be 18 in 5 months. I have been living with my father and step mother. They are splitting up and my dad wants to move 2 hours away and change schools when I'm about to graduate. He will not let me live with her, yet she's been my mother for 2 years since mine passed 5 years ago. My question is, am I allowed to stay here against his will? What can he do if I don't go with him, since I'm so close to being an adult? I live in Washington.

Is there someone else that you could stay with while finishing school, other than your stepmother? Right now your father is dealing with a lot of stress and if its really important to you to graduate with your class then you need to convince your father to allow you to stay.