I have been told by my local police that I cannot keep my 18-year-old daughter out of my home for any length of time. I adopted her 2 years ago, and she has lived with me since 2001. She has some psychiatric issues and at the moment, we are awaiting a court date for a domestic violence incident during which I was injured. The police informed me that, since she has lived here for 7 years, she has "an expectation of a place to live" and, short of legally evicting her, I cannot keep her out of the house; that if she shows up on my doorstep, I must let her in. I have two smaller children and I cannot leave the 18-y-o in my home when I leave it, so when I have to take my others to school, or the doctor, or anywhere, I, according to the police, cannot ask her to leave until I return. Is this true, or do I have the right to ask her to leave without actually legally evicting her?
Thank you in advance for your attention to this.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this.
