So I am 17 years old now, I will be turning 18 in December. For a few months now I have wanted to move out. I would like to stay with another family member(grandma), I will have a job. But my father who is overcontrolling and abusive at times says that he does not want me to stay with his mother. Though my grandma says it is fine to stay with her. I guess what im asking is if I move out and stay with my grandma can my father pull me out of there?
If you want more details will pm it.
Can’t even offer an opinion without knowing state, but you need legal advice – not CC posts. If you want to PM me (California lawyer), I’ll see what I can find in terms of juvenile/emerging adult resources near you.
Thanks I looked it up. And have gotten myself some law books
Good. I’m available as a sounding board if you need one, but you come across as a very stable and mature young person who can look out for herself. Here’s wishing you happiness in life.
Thank you. I have a question for you. You said you were a lawyer, I have always thought about becoming one. Is law school hard? The Bar Exam?
Oh my. There are many different answers to these questions – many of them correct and most of them reasonable. There’s your first “lawyer answer” – it depends. I did not find law school hard, but I went to a very challenging college for my undergraduate degree. Similarly, my daughter did not find college hard (at least not the first couple of years) because she went to a very demanding high school. And, she did not find high school hard because she went to a very rigorous middle school. And, so forth and so on. The best preparation for law school (in my opinion) is an undergraduate major that stresses reading, critical thinking, and writing. Especially writing, because that is a lawyer’s stock in trade. Law school talks about teaching you to “think like a lawyer” and I guess it still does (although I’m almost 40 years removed from that time and law schools have evolved since then). They teach more skills now (which is good) but you still have to learn how to find the meaning in court opinions. It can be fun, it can be challenging, it can be challenging. So … yes, law school is hard, but not impossible. Look at the number of law school grads each year.
The Bar exam? Depends on the state. California has an exam I probably cannot adequately describe without using words that the moderators would not approve, although it is getting better (or, at least shorter) as of 2017. I found Washington harder because of the number of subjects on which one could be questioned. It depends. (Oh, there’s that classic lawyer answer again.)
The main thing to consider is not whether law school is hard or the bar exam a barrier, but why you might want to be a lawyer. It’s not Perry Mason. It’s not LA Law. I don’t even know what the current shows might be, but I’m willing to bet that they are no more realistic than the old ones. I don’t want to discourage you from aspiring to be a lawyer, but you should have a good reason … because it is not easy by any means.
@“Magnum PI” : I do this to you a lot. Want to chime in?
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be a lawyer. Though you are not discouraging me. My father wants me to be a lawyer because he thinks they tons of cash, though I know its only top notch lawyers working in the big industries. I would like to become a police officer/FBI agent.
Biglaw = big business. Most law is a business. Law school to FBI agent is a valid goal.
Yea, though not sure if I want to attend law school.