How Old Do You Have To Be To Move On Your Own?

It depends on different legal sanctions of the country you're living in. But generally the age is 18 years in most of the countries and in some countries it is 21 years.

In many states a minor can become emancipated.  They must be able to prove that they will be better off out of the family home and they will not be a burden on society.  Check with Health and Human services at your local county administration building.

Age of 15 is not the right age of moving out. I don't know which country are living.

Be upto 18 &on &move out.

Legally, you are not old enough to buy a house.  Actually, you are not old enough to enter into any legal contracts, and buying a house is all about legal contracts.  How would you expect to to pay for a house?  You wouldn't be able to get a mortgage at fifteen.  You don't have a job that would allow you to pay a mortgage, taxes, insurance and all the other expenses that come into play with home ownership.  I agree that having one's own home is nice, but there are so many expenses and other things that are necessary to own a house.

Might not be the answer that you want to hear, but being out on your own at such a young age can have a huge impact on who you become for better or worse. The reason that I say this, is because I have done it before. Realities are hours getting cut from work when you need the money, costs of living, dealing with others when you expect them to be more mature than you because they are older than you. Perhaps if you desire to move on, maybe it would be worth while to try to get your GED, or max out of a class or two if that option is open to you and enroll into college. Just a helpful suggestion.

It depends on what state you live in, some states will let you move out at 16 but others say 18.

What's the rush?  Emancipation is an option but you have to go before a judge.  If you are totally serious about leaving home, call your local court house and ask how to file.  Good luck and god bless.

I know you don't want to hear this, but i speak as someone who, like yourself, couldn't wait to be independent. At 15 you have not had enough life experience to deal with the responsibilities of running a house. How do you pay your bills, how do you carry out repairs, how do you cope if someone forces there way into your home. There are many more examples i can give you. I have been to parties were the homeowners were 3 teenagers and things went very bad because there was not a responsible adult there to keep order. So living in your own home is not all its cracked up to be. Sit down with a piece of paper and take an inventory of everything positive about living at home. Remember, if you are on your own and you run out of tea bread milk, or whatever, you have to pay to replace it. Then make a list of the negatives, and if you are honest with yourself you will see that living at home has its perks. This is why more and more people are staying at home for longer. Its a great idea being free to do what you want in your own home, but it comes with a price.

Until age 18 it is your parents duty to make sure you are raised in a proper fashion. If you can pursue your parents into understanding that you are able to maintain a household on your own or with friends and then you can pursued Family Services of the same then you can move out. I would imagine you will run into many many roadblocks in this as most people at age 15 are still learning how to deal with changes in their body chemistry and are yet to become mature enough to be able to handle all the stresses of maintaining a household. Heck, there are still many people at the age of 21 that are not mature enough to do this as well.

Some things you need to think about before going down this path as well.
How will you be able to pay rent (or mortgage)? If you say that you will get a job, also understand that it is mandatory that you be in school till age 18 in the US. If you are dependant on your parents then you need to reconsider as family Services will not agree on this
How will you pay the utility bills and outfit the house?
How will you get clothing and those other fine details of things that you take for granted as they are provided for you now, or at least should be.
What about food, health insurance?
What happens if you get robbed or some natural disaster strikes, how will you rebuild to what you had?

There is a lot of things taken for granted as a young adult that we don't think about but come to us as we age so that we can (and must) take on more responsibility.

I think that u can move out at any time but u can't legally pay for a house or have your name on a lease for rent. Either your parents or your    guardian will be on the lease but you could pay them your rent or mortgage. Are u not still in school? You are only 15...Wat kind of thing are u gonna move on to? I do know 2 sisters that moved out of there parents house. One girl was 13 and the other was 16. Their parents payed and still pay for there house. I would do it by your self. Have someone there with you!

It would better if you wait until you are old enough to pay for it yourself because someone else pay your bills it be just like staying at home.

a person can moved out to his home by 18 years old....for that matter,that age needs an affection,guidance and care of the guardians or parents...some can do independently and can moved freely....but still,the guardians carries responsibility on what may happened to the child...anytime he can moved as long as he can support his self or her self from financial up to physical....and aims to reach the goal

Dear Jazzyjay, I wish you stay with your parents yet. You still need parental supervision. Even if you have an estate enough to sustain your needs, yet you will be under the custody of an Administrator until the rightful age when you're deemed in full capacity to mind your own. At age 15, you're still not ready for the "outside" world, away from the shelter and safety of your own home right now.
So, if really want to live alone independently, wait for the right age and the right time when you yourself is already convinced you can live on your own. My best wishes!

Jazzyjay when you realize that home is the best place to be then you have become old enough to leave home,

A lot of people say 18 but now people say u cn move when ur 17

No one will rent to you at 15. Forget it !
Even at 18 they don't want to.
And you have to show a working pay stub for month & they check your credit, & call your employers to see how long been working there.
As much as you have to learn about life yet, best stay where you are.
Who do you think is going to pay you about 2,000 a month at 15  in order to live on your own, you can't even quit school yet .
Accomplihing something in life is learning what life out there in a cold world is about first !!!!!!!!!!