How do we evict our 19 year old daughter in Delaware?

[star1645]

My 19 year old daughter has a history of violence and abuse. At 16 she assaulted me and vandalized our home. She spent 3 weeks in Juvenile Detention. We went to Counseling for 2 years but she has not changed.

She moved in with her boyfriend at 18 and it did not work out. We took her back aftera year and made her sign a contract with the household rules. After 2 weeks the outbursts of anger began. We called the police. The cop said in front of her"since she is sill in high school (12th grade) you need to support her and you better work it out with her" Now she rules the house and says "you can't throw me out". We called the local police and the officer said the cop was wrong. She is 19 and and adult(does not matter if she is in h.s.) and you can request she move out and arrest her for trespassing.

By the way she is failing English and Science and will most likely not graduate. The school said she can repeat the 12th grade. She likes this idea since she believes that we will have to keep her even longer.

What can we legally do to get her out? What if another cop agrees with the first? What if the Court says go to Counseling again? Living with her is agony.

Please help!

 

[Gail_in_Georgia]

Your daughter is considered to be an adult. She can be asked to leave. However, without a court order it is likely the police are not going to get involved, citing this as a civil matter and something they will not touch without a judgement from the court.

I've attached the steps to evict someone in Delaware. Although it is unlikely your daughter is paying rent treat this as if she were a tenant and you were a landlord terminating her lease.

http://www.lscd.com/Home/PublicWeb/Content/Housing/Evictions.htm

What you are really looking for is a judgement for eviction; once granted, law enforcement will help you get her out of your house.

Gail

 

[jharris352]

Gail is absolutely right. Evict her. As I told my God Daughter who was much the same way. You are about to meet a teacher who doesn't care if you eat or not, doesn't care if you sleep under a bridge, and doesn't care if are happy or sad. That teacher is life and she is BRUTAL.