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What is the legal age

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tinkers

tinkers Report 19 May 2009 14:10

thanx daff ill go and take a peep

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 19 May 2009 14:05

Tinky I was wrong!! This site should help make it clearer... it also gives links so good luck with it!

http://www.youthinformation.com/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=90596

Love

Daff xxxx

tinkers

tinkers Report 19 May 2009 14:03

thanx guys for your help this is so confusing lol

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 19 May 2009 13:59

Hi Tinky... Unless the law has changed in the last couple of years... a child can leave home without parental consent at 16... but there are no benefits, and they'd have to work or go to college to support themselves etc. At 16 parental consent is required to get married. Parental responsibility is slightly different.... they have responsibility until aged 18, but if the child married at 16, I haven't a clue who has responsibility then!!

Good luck!!

Daff xxxx

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 19 May 2009 13:57

It is 16.

However if you are over 16 but under 18, then parents who are in disagreement can ask the court to make the child a ward of court, but this, apparently, is rare.

(Hence the possible confusion between 16 & 18)

tinkers

tinkers Report 19 May 2009 13:55

thanx island i have been looking around online but get confusin answers some say 16 and others say 18 thats y i thought id ask on here lol

tinkers

tinkers Report 19 May 2009 13:50

thanks for your replys so does that mean a child can leave home at 16 long as the parents agree to it

Jane

Jane Report 19 May 2009 13:46

I think it might be 16.

tinkers

tinkers Report 19 May 2009 13:43

for a child to leave home without consent from parents

does anyone no?

many thanks