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My daughter has a friend who is 18 and was kicked out of his house. I allowed him to stay with us during winter break and now my daughter went back to college and he could not because his parents stop paying for school . he does not want o go back home but his parents are always parked outside his job . I don"t want any problems I have younger children at home but his father has started following me and taking pictures of my car and me . I not sure what to do I tell him to go back home I don"t want problems but he says he parents will put him in the basement , help im confused .
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Anthony Van Zwaren
I don't see that there are legal issues. You are not responsible to provide housing for him, and in fact, it is possible that if you continue to do so, you may have trouble getting him out of your house. However, the father has no business following you or taking your picture. You might want to consider reporting it to the police, and if you have pictures of him outside your home, or taking pictures of you or your family, use that as evidence against the father. But you can't force the young man's family to provide care. In NJ, although a custodial parent can sue a non-custodial parent for college tuition and expenses, the only case I know of where the student herself tried to force her parents to pay for her tuition (after moving out of the family home) was ruled against a couple of years ago. And I am not sure about the basement issue. Are you saying this is a punishment where the basement is unfinished or like a cell, or simply that they do not provide him with his own bedroom? Again, you don't have a legal responsibility to care for the child, but the father has no legal right to harass you for providing the son with shelter if he is over age 18.
Answered on Jan 26th, 2016 at 10:30 AM