What is the exact wording of the law that allows parents to kick out adult children when they turn 18?

I don’t think it’s that simple. The child wanting to leave is much better. I left at 17 yrs old and moved in with a girlfriend for my entire senior year against my mothers wishes.

When a child turns 18, a parent’s legal obligation to financially support their child ends. While a parent’s love may be unconditional, parents of minor children are obligated to house, feed, and pay for their children’s needs. But when a child turns 18, parents can, in fact, legally evict their child. However, for parents who plan on evicting their adult child, there are some legal pitfalls to be aware of. Evictions are tricky, so it is highly recommended you seek out help from an experienced landlord-tenant attorney.

https://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2016/12/can-i-legally-evict-my-18-year-old.html

There isn’t a law that says, “you van kick your kid out at 18”.

Rather, the law says someone who is 18 is no longer a minor. That includes disabled 18 yr olds too. When the child is no longer a minor, the law says they are responsible for themselves. That means the parent is no longer legally responsible for them.

I don’t think that there is an exact worded law as much as an implied law. Parents are responsible for their children until they turn 18. At 18 they are considered an adult & no longer the responsibility of the parents. Since many parents push their child to go on to college, they continue to provide them with their needed care although they aren’t required to. When I turned 18, I was ready to move out; but my parents insisted that I further my education. My dad said he’d support me as long as I stayed in school. I went to a local trade school for a year after graduating high school & I moved away from home 3 weeks after graduating the trade school. I had to fight to leave home; but I knew it was time!!!

Sadly, many young kids now days don’t understand when it is time to take care of themselves & many parents don’t trust their own ability to parent. The kids are spoiled rotten & not ready to take care of themselves & the parents are sure the kids are going to fail; so everybody involved procrastinates on the child becoming an adult.

I’m of the opinion that once a child turns 18, they should take care of themselves. They should willingly begin their OWN life!!! Many entitled brats don’t want to work, don’t want to move out & absolutely don’t want to follow any rules. I think it should be mandatory that an adult child should be required to pay rent to the parents & buy their own food & clothes until they move out!!! These same kids don’t want their parents regulating their life…just handing them money when requested.

In the case of the 30 y/o, he had lived rent free for 12 years into his adulthood & hadn’t even saved enough to buy a few moving boxes. He had fathered a child which he also moved into the home for his parents to support. They had been asking him to move without him doing anything & I’m sure they felt they were being forced to take drastic measures. IF he had been trying to support himself & hitting a string of bad luck, I’m just as sure that they would have taken him in. Instead, he was a freeloader!!!

I think it depends on the state. At least a few of them have a grey area where parents can be responsible through age 19 if the child is still in high school. Part of the responsibility is being culpable if your kid does something illegal, it’s not just about providing food and shelter. In fact, if you think about it if you can’t take care of the child or neglect or abuse the kid, they can become a ward of the state, and placed in a foster home, but if the kid harms someone the parents might be in trouble too.

Basically, if the teen is 18 and out of school, the parent can I guess technically evict their child out of the house.

Another example of the responsibility ending at 18, most women I know who went through a divorce who wanted their husbands to agree to pay for college for their kids couldn’t get that into the divorce agreement, there was no legal standing to enforce any responsibility after 18.