18 year old girl sues parents for support after running away from home

dark crystal · 05-03-2014 12:41PM #1

I couldn't believe this story that's big in the US at the moment. A teenage girl who ran away from home because of rows with her parents, is now suing them for $650 a week support.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2573165/My-mom-called-porky-dad-got-drunk-told-I-just-daughter-Explosive-claims-spoiled-cheerleader-18-suing-parents-support-ran-away.html

A judge today blasted an 18-year-old girl suing her parents for support after she ran away claiming they were behind her bulimia and that her father showed her 'inappropriate affection'

Her parents claim their daughter ran off to stay with friends when she turned 18 because she refused to abide by rules they had set down, including to stop dating her boyfriend.
But today the judge clearly took a dim view of the lawsuit. He said: ‘What kind of parents would the Canning’s be if they didn’t try to set down some strict rules?....

.....Summing up, Judge Bogaard said: ‘The court was called upon to find whether immediate financial relief was needed… It is not necessary….

‘We have to ask ourselves, do we want to establish a precedent where parents live in constant fear of enforcing the basic rules of the house. If they set a rule a child doesn’t like, the child can move out, move in with another family, seek child support, cars, cell phone and a few hundred grand to go to college.
‘Counsel, also needs to ask themselves, what is the next step…. Are we going to open the gates for a 12-year-old to sue for an Xbox, a 13-year-old to sue for an iPhone… what about a 15-year-old asking for a 60 inch TV….
‘I want both counsels to think of the potential slippery slope here.’

She sounds like a nightmare, judging by the message she left on the parent's answerphone. Good on the parents here. If the spoiled little madam wishes to emancipate herself, let her get a job and support herself!

The parents sound strict but fair and seem to have done a great job bringing her up. No teenager likes rules, but we all have to live by them. You read stories all the time about parents who couldn't care less about their kids; this girl should be counting her blessings, not suing the people who love her the most.

Sunglasses Ron · 05-03-2014 12:42PM

Thou shalt not let moochers into thy....hut.

GenieOz · 05-03-2014 12:47PM

She's 18, legally an adult. Therefore she can go fùck herself and support herself, although judging by the type she'll have herself a sugar daddy in no time considering her obvious father issues(and issues in general)

cletus van damme · 05-03-2014 12:53PM

actually I support the girl's view.
her parents sound quite like mine - I was tormented with "house rules" when I was a teenager. which was usually some twisting of some tenet of christianity.

left soon after my leaving cert.

What bugged me was there were no "house rules" they just made sh*t up on the spot to suit them and a lot of the rules where designed to stop me having any non-religious enjoyment in my life.

anyway back to the story at hand.
I appauld her - I wish I stuck it to my parents like she is.

her parents are cnuts. I have lived with the type and i know them.
I have no doubt she was subjected to mental abuse based on their rules.

While you might argue she is 18 - in ireland the standard divorce have provisions to pay child maintenance till the child leaves full time education or till 23 if they remain in education. no terms on whether they live at home or not.

jester77 · 05-03-2014 12:53PM

GenieOz wrote: »

She's 18, legally an adult. Therefore she can go fùck herself and support herself, although judging by the type she'll have herself a sugar daddy in no time considering her obvious father issues(and issues in general)

Not the rule in NJ, parents legal responsibilities don't end at 18. But what a little b*tch, hope she gets taught a good life lesson by the judge. She needs it.

Caliden · 05-03-2014 12:54PM

At 18 she is not longer a child but an adult and she can sod off.

Even regular child support is only paid up until the child turns 18

irish_goat · 05-03-2014 12:56PM

I would.

Gone Drinking · 05-03-2014 12:56PM

The people that need a kick in the face here are her best friends parents, who are funding the court case.. asshats.

cletus van damme · 05-03-2014 12:57PM

Caliden wrote: »

At 18 she is not longer a child but an adult and she can sod off.

Even regular child support is only paid up until the child turns 18

who told you that?

afatbollix · 05-03-2014 12:58PM

Its a bit weird that her lawyer had her dress up in her school uniform.

Expect a reality show in the next 6 months!

ElvisChrist6 · 05-03-2014 01:03PM

dark crystal wrote: »

The parents sound strict but fair and seem to have done a great job bringing her up.

Sounds to me more like they raises a little cúnt.

danniemcq · 05-03-2014 01:05PM

Reminds me of Sarah Michelle Gellar character in Cruel Intentions,

on topic though, if you are 18 and you leave home its on you.

yes there are constantly arguments and fights betweens teens and parents, we all did it it nothing special but imo if you leave home and are 18 then you cannot bring your parents to court looking for money. You made your bed, you sleep in it.

I know nothing is black and white and both sides of the story are different but for someone with (as the judge says) such a good academic and sporting grades the parents must be doing something right.

What the other 2 sisters have to say on the matter is gonna be the make or break of the case

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 05-03-2014 01:08PM

She looks like a bitch, therefore the judge better tell her to do one. /after hours justice.

Crann na Beatha · 05-03-2014 01:11PM

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Duggy747 · 05-03-2014 01:12PM

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

She looks like a bitch, therefore the judge better tell her to do one. /after hours justice.

I can see the canine resemblance, alright. :pac:

Caliden · 05-03-2014 01:16PM

cletus van damme wrote: »

who told you that?

Have a read of that there good lad

http://www.divorcenet.com/states/new_jersey/new_jersey_child_support_part_2

We're not talking about rock stars or basketball stars, just 2 regular (albeit, well off) parents.

WellThen? · 05-03-2014 02:01PM

cletus van damme wrote: »

actually I support the girl's view.
her parents sound quite like mine - I was tormented with "house rules" when I was a teenager. which was usually some twisting of some tenet of christianity.

left soon after my leaving cert.

What bugged me was there were no "house rules" they just made sh*t up on the spot to suit them and a lot of the rules where designed to stop me having any non-religious enjoyment in my life.

anyway back to the story at hand.
I appauld her - I wish I stuck it to my parents like she is.

her parents are cnuts. I have lived with the type and i know them.
I have no doubt she was subjected to mental abuse based on their rules.

While you might argue she is 18 - in ireland the standard divorce have provisions to pay child maintenance till the child leaves full time education or till 23 if they remain in education. no terms on whether they live at home or not.

Ah here, We all have different stories about growing up. You can choose your own religion or lack of when your older. Their house , their rules. Mental abuse? Do me a favour, jaysus if that's the case i'd have a great case...along with millions others*

*But were not still moaning about how our parents made up their own rules

cletus van damme · 05-03-2014 02:02PM

Caliden wrote: »

Have a read of that there good lad

http://www.divorcenet.com/states/new_jersey/new_jersey_child_support_part_2

We're not talking about rock stars or basketball stars, just 2 regular (albeit, well off) parents.

good man !

however in my case - I've to pay till they're 23 if they still in full time education but that's here so may be different there.

Femme_Fatale · 05-03-2014 02:10PM

dark crystal wrote: »

The parents sound strict but fair and seem to have done a great job bringing her up.

Hmmm... debateable. :pac:

She could be a cnut or her parents could be cnuts... or both could be cnuts. It's kinda hard to come to a conclusion really without knowing the full story.

cletus van damme · 05-03-2014 02:15PM

WellThen? wrote: »

Ah here, We all have different stories about growing up. You can choose your own religion or lack of when your older. Their house , their rules. Mental abuse? Do me a favour, jaysus if that's the case i'd have a great case...along with millions others*

*But were not still moaning about how our parents made up their own rules

fair enough - her parents decription of their upbring just sounded word for word what my parents would say.

I was battered too and I never said I was alone in this.
although compared to my peers (and those of my siblings) I was very much alone.

conorhal · 05-03-2014 02:25PM

She's a giant idiot, which is no surprise, she appears to have been raised by a couple of them.

Mal-Adjusted · 05-03-2014 02:26PM

She comes across like a right spoiled pain in the arse! good on the parents for refusing to pay $5,000 outstanding school fees, claiming "she's emancipated herself from their care"

(still would though)

irish_goat · 05-03-2014 02:29PM

afatbollix wrote: »

Its a bit weird that her lawyer had her dress up in her school uniform.

Smart move, makes her look younger, more vulnerable, more in need etc rather than looking like an adult.

Yeah_Right · 05-03-2014 02:32PM

cletus van damme wrote: »

actually I support the girl's view.
her parents sound quite like mine - I was tormented with "house rules" when I was a teenager. which was usually some twisting of some tenet of christianity.

left soon after my leaving cert.

What bugged me was there were no "house rules" they just made sh*t up on the spot to suit them and a lot of the rules where designed to stop me having any non-religious enjoyment in my life.

anyway back to the story at hand.
I appauld her - I wish I stuck it to my parents like she is.

her parents are cnuts. I have lived with the type and i know them.
I have no doubt she was subjected to mental abuse based on their rules.

While you might argue she is 18 - in ireland the standard divorce have provisions to pay child maintenance till the child leaves full time education or till 23 if they remain in education. no terms on whether they live at home or not.

Parents making up the rules for their children who are living in the house paid for the parents?!?!?!?!?! What sort of crazy society are we living in???? When will the madness stop??????

The one trump card every parent has is "my house, my rules". If you don't like their rules, you go get your own place and make your own rules but then you also pay your own way.

Greenmachine · 05-03-2014 02:37PM

What a spoilt little brat. Want her cake and all.

afatbollix · 05-03-2014 02:42PM

irish_goat wrote: »

Smart move, makes her look younger, more vulnerable, more in need etc rather than looking like an adult.

Ya trying to manipulate the judge who could see straight through them.

Doesn't help wearing the pearl earrings and 2 pearl bracelets, When was the last time you seen a school girl wear them!

cletus van damme · 05-03-2014 02:44PM

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Parents making up the rules for their children who are living in the house paid for the parents?!?!?!?!?! What sort of crazy society are we living in???? When will the madness stop??????

The one trump card every parent has is "my house, my rules". If you don't like their rules, you go get your own place and make your own rules but then you also pay your own way.

you don't even know what the rules were, but don't worry you win this.

tigger123 · 05-03-2014 03:01PM

Is there any way they could have wedged any more photos of her into that article?

anncoates · 05-03-2014 03:06PM

The photographer must have looked at the way the photos turned out - essentially a hot yet demoniacally spoiled looking brat - and punched the air in jubilation.

tigger123 · 05-03-2014 03:12PM

anncoates wrote: »

The photographer must have looked at the way the photos turned out - essentially a hot yet demoniacally spoiled looking brat - and punched the air in jubilation.

EVERYONE LOOK AT THE HOT 18 YEAR OLD IN HER SCHOOL UNIFORM, EH? SHE NEEDS A GOOD SPANKING THAT ONE, EH? SPOILT LITTLE BITCH

Daily Fail at its finest.

Gatling · 05-03-2014 03:17PM

Talking about a sense of entitlement she must have some Irish blood ,
Amazing how many people can't respect there parents rules in there parents homes that they work and pay for

18 year old girl sues parents for support after running away from home

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