Will the kids stay together?

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Hypothetical:

There is a family of 7, a mother and father and 5 children consisting of 4 boys and 1 girl with ages from youngest to oldest being 10, 14, 17, 18 and 20. The mother and father die in an auto accident. Will the state leave the family alone and allow the children to live together in their house?

[NDfanatic]

Do the children have the means to sustain a life together?

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by Nebuchadnezzar

Hypothetical:

There is a family of 7, a mother and father and 5 children consisting of 4 boys and 1 girl with ages from youngest to oldest being 10, 14, 17, 18 and 20. The mother and father die in an auto accident. Will the state leave the family alone and allow the children to live together in their house?

Not really sure on the technicalities, but I'm sure they need an attorney and proof they have enough income come to support the other three that are not yet adults. A relative or close family friend would definitely benefit their cause as well.

Did the parents have life insurance?




I don't know lol, not a lawyer!

[Benton]

Originally Posted by Nebuchadnezzar

Hypothetical:

There is a family of 7, a mother and father and 5 children consisting of 4 boys and 1 girl with ages from youngest to oldest being 10, 14, 17, 18 and 20. The mother and father die in an auto accident. Will the state leave the family alone and allow the children to live together in their house?

Technical answer and not a lot of information.

Basically, if one of the adults (18 or 20) wants to assume guardianship of the three younger children (10,14,17) and if that person can realistically provide for three kids, yeah. They would likely have to be suprvised for a time by social services though.

But, unless the 18 or 20 year old are super awesome and a rock star or politican, they probably can't afford the three kids.

[Carp]

Sounds a lot like the tv show, Party of Five.

[Helldog]

Anybody watch Shameless? Awesome show.

[BengaliJack]

Originally Posted by Nebuchadnezzar

Hypothetical:

There is a family of 7, a mother and father and 5 children consisting of 4 boys and 1 girl with ages from youngest to oldest being 10, 14, 17, 18 and 20. The mother and father die in an auto accident. Will the state leave the family alone and allow the children to live together in their house?

Not likely....unless that winning powerball ticket was in there and the responding cop cuts a quick deal with the kids.

[GreenDragon]

Originally Posted by Nebuchadnezzar

Hypothetical:

There is a family of 7, a mother and father and 5 children consisting of 4 boys and 1 girl with ages from youngest to oldest being 10, 14, 17, 18 and 20. The mother and father die in an auto accident. Will the state leave the family alone and allow the children to live together in their house?

Party of 5 was a crappy show.

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by Nebuchadnezzar

Hypothetical:

There is a family of 7, a mother and father and 5 children consisting of 4 boys and 1 girl with ages from youngest to oldest being 10, 14, 17, 18 and 20. The mother and father die in an auto accident. Will the state leave the family alone and allow the children to live together in their house?

If the kids are left with money from their parents and the older legal adults 18 and 20 agree to take custidy then sure most likely the younger ones will go to a grandparents or aunt and uncles because the older 2 need to go to college.