Who is financially responsible for son?

Questioner

Our son has been removed from home and when he turns 18 his OTS will expire and the institution where he currently lives will not be able to do anything for him. Contact between our son and parents is very bad. But what if our son makes debts or something who is responsible?

Lawyer

When your son turns 18, you are no longer liable. He is then an adult and can buy a house or take out a loan without his parents' permission. If he causes damage, the consequences are also his. Furthermore, it is true that you have an obligation to support him financially in his living expenses and studies until he is 21. However, if he provides for his own living expenses through income from work, then you do not have to support him.