debbie222

Hi again

I posted a thread on here a while ago where I shared (with many) my worries about my daughter (who is 15) who does....and then does not want to come with us to live in Oz.

Whilst I have taken advice and not mentioned a word about Australia (but cant help but smile when I see the advert for holidays in Australia) I was just thinking....does anyone know what the legal age is or what the law states about what I can/cannot do if she can turns round and say...I aint going and you can't make me!

Kids....love em!

Debs

Nu-Shooz

My daughter was 14 when we came to OZ. She too was 'i ain't coming'...but after 18 months of persuasion she came.
Things didn't work out and she is now back in UK at the age of 16. We were told by the social that you cannot drag, hand cuff, demand any person onto an aeroplane without their consent. This i found hard to believe. But we let her return (we took her back) for the sake of sanity. Your daughter could end up loving it here, some don't.

JAJ

As far as I know it's 16 for most purposes, but the brutal fact is that if she would rather live on the streets in the U.K. rather than with you in Australia, then there won't be much you can do.

Before it gets to that point however she may refuse to go for a medical and you probably "can't make her do that" either.

MartinLuther

I'm not 100% sure on this but I thought it was 16 with parents' permission otherwise 18.

JAJ

A quick search brought up the following:
http://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q555.htm

For getting married in England and Wales it's 16 with consent, 18 without.
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ma...--required.asp

MartinLuther

I guess it's 16 then; although it sounds a little grey.

I know about the marriage thing, and the age is higher if you're the child of the monarch.