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If she is in an abusive situation then get out. But to sue for a car, schooling, a stipend and then private college. Nope. Sorry, life isn't fair. Work through it and be a beacon to those who follow...or something like that.
I don't think the lawsuit ever should have been allowed to enter a courtroom - it was pure insanity. HOWEVER, I think the people villifying this girl or calling her a disrespectful brat are just as nuts as the people who shoved her to sue. Her problems started after her parents did their separation/getting-back-together bout - as the oldest child she was likely bearing the brunt of that. I was an adult by the time my parents divorced, but they basically acted like a couple of unhinged sociopaths while they were breaking up. For an academically focused child, that is going to be a huge disruption. I can't judge her for her actions - she probably felt like her whole world was falling apart.
There is a lot unknown. I do agree that people should not rush so quickly to judge. Its easy to sit back and hurl insults over the interwebs. However, its hard to say if her parents breakup was a result of her behaviour, it happens a lot - wild kid, parents argue over how to deal/discipline, etc. Or if her bad behaviour was a result of unstable home.
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Now I'm seeing statements that both a psychologist and her school confirmed that the parents were abusive. Schools do NOT make those assertions lightly - especially not private schools that are basically catering to a customer, which is usually the parent. By making that statement, the school is potentially driving away paying customers - yet they still felt strongly enough to do so. I don't think she should have sued because she felt she was owed a college education. However, if she can prove definitive abuse, I'm fine with there being a lawsuit. I wish more abused kids WOULD sue their parents, because society generally ends up paying for those mistakes. But most of the former abused kids that I know are still trying to get their abusive parents to love them, even as adults.
I read something similar, and the family was investigated and no problems were found. Also the school saying the father was "difficult" does not = abusive father. Ask any teacher/administrator and I am sure there are 1,000s of "difficult" parents. That does not mean they are abusive.
I would send a registered letter with a return receipt and tell her what time her stuff would be sitting out on the front lawn to come get. And I would change all the locks on the property that gained entry to it...
I would send a registered letter with a return receipt and tell her what time her stuff would be sitting out on the front lawn to come get. And I would change all the locks on the property that gained entry to it...
While I agree with the sentiment, you can't just do that. If she doesn't want to leave, you have to go through the eviction process just as if she were a tenant.
While I agree with the sentiment, you can't just do that. If she doesn't want to leave, you have to go through the eviction process just as if she were a tenant.
Is that correct? If she is not paying rent then to my mind she isn't a tenant and wouldn't be covered under rental agreements. Not the way it is in my country anyway.
Is that correct? If she is not paying rent then to my mind she isn't a tenant and wouldn't be covered under rental agreements. Not the way it is in my country anyway.
I am not a lawyer, but that is my understanding. Paying rent or not doesn't matter. You can't simply kick someone out of where they are living without going through the eviction process.
After she humiliated her parents through national exposure, I would totally dis-own her and throw her ass right out of my house. (she is over 18, right)
This is MY house, you have to abide by MY rules. I don't care what the law is. The law isn't paying MY mortgage, I am....rught after the court scene, I would have a locksmith change all the locks and all her stuff would be in boxes on the front lawn. TOUGH !
I would chew her up and spit her out, all in a matter of seconds, that I would almost feel sorry for her.
I am not a lawyer, but that is my understanding. Paying rent or not doesn't matter. You can't simply kick someone out of where they are living without going through the eviction process.
Someone who is not paying rent is typically known under the law as a "tenant at sufferance". Even though there is no lease or rent agreement, they can be kicked out and evicted just like a tenant who won't pay the rent he agreed too.
I'm kind of surprised at different conceptions non-lawyers develop about the law. An agreement isn't everything. Of course, you have the right to evict or remove a tenant who has no legal right to be there. In most states, this process would begin by serving a "Notice to Quit" on the tenant. If they fail to remove themselves and their belongings from the premises in a fixed period of time, you can arrange for the authorities to come and forcibly remove them if necessary. You also have the right to put their belongings outside the premises.
***I am not speaking to the ethics or family issues involved in forcing a young adult to leave home. That's something everyone must work out for themselves.
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