Posted by smokeymadison on November 30, 2004, at 20:28:11
hey all,
for any of you with knowledge of the custody laws out there, i have a question. my sister currently lives with my dad and stepmother. my stepmother is emotionally quite abusive towards her, just as she was with me. she is 13 right now. i just talked for an hour with her while my stepmom was out of the house and was horrified to hear how she is being treated.
now i think that when a person turns 16, he/she has the right to choose which divorced parent with which they want to live. does this right extend beyond parents? could my sister legally choose to live with me when she turns 16?
i know that i am not stable mentally right now--neither is my sister, but i am working on dealing w/ my issues and becoming stable for myself and also in order to take in any of my siblings who need a place to go once they turn 18 and get kicked out of my dad's house (my stepmother will see to that). any advice is greatly appreciated.
SM
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