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* Offered by Kat's mother in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''

* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6479988/1/Grace_Under_Pressure_Courage_Under_Fire Grace Under Pressure, Courage Under Fire]], [[Series/{{Glee}} Dave Karofsky]] ends up staying with Kurt's family after he [[ComingOutStory comes out]] to his parents and they kick him out.

* ''TheOutsiders'' and ''Literature/ThatWasThenThisIsNow'' both did this. A lot of teen novels, especially those about juvenile delinquents, will pull this.

* Rika and Satoko from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' (all their relatives are dead) are notable in that they're very young and capable, but nobody (in the anime, at least) finds this weird.

* May not count, but after his father died, [[{{Batman}} Tim Drake]] didn't want to be put into foster care or be adopted by Bruce, instead wishing to be emancipated. Since he was too young, he instead hired an actor to play his father's brother and act as guardian while he lived elsewhere with Batgirl.

* ''TheOutsiders'' and ''ThatWasThenThisIsNow'' both did this. A lot of teen novels, especially those about juvenile delinquents, will pull this.

A young character for some reason can't stay with parents or legal guardian, or just wants to spread his wings, but (being too young for the wide world) can't have his own place yet. Friends or more distant relatives provide a home.

* Penny in ''GoblinHollow''
* Violet herself in ''ComingUpViolet''

* On ''That70sShow'', Steven Hyde moves in with the Formans in late season 1 when his mother abandons him. He moves out briefly when his step-father returns in season 3, but moves back in with the Formans after he abandons him again.
* Part of the backstory to ''TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. Will's mother forces him to stay with relatives who live in a safer neighborhood.
* In late season four of ''TheWire'', after Dukie's caregivers are evicted from their house while he's not home, he moves in with Michael and Michael's little brother Bug.
* In ''HannahMontana'', Lilly moves in with the Stewarts to avoid moving to Seattle with her mother.
* In the first season of {{Glee}}, after Quinn's parents kick her out when they find out that she's pregnant, she moves around quite a bit. At first she stays with her boyfriend, Finn, but when he finds out that he's not the father of the child and breaks up with her, she moves in with Puck, who ''is'' the father. She's not happy there though, and ends up staying with her friend Mercedes instead.

* ''The New Adventures of {{Flipper}}'': After it's discovered that Maya Graham is an orphan, she moves in with the family of her friend Mike Blondell rather than enter foster care.

* May not count, but after his father died, Tim Drake didn't want to be put into foster care or be adopted by Bruce, instead wishing to be emancipated. Since he was too young, he instead hired an actor to play his father's brother and act as guardian while he lived elsewhere with Batgirl.

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* In YoungAvengers, Tommy and Teddy move in with the Kaplans after the group stop heroics between Children's Crusade and volume two, although Tommy is long gone by the time volume two starts. Both have a relation to Billy though (Tommy is his twin by reincarnation and Teddy his boyfriend).

* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6479988/1/Grace_Under_Pressure_Courage_Under_Fire Grace Under Pressure, Courage Under Fire]], [[{{Glee}} Dave Karofsky]] ends up staying with Kurt's family after he [[ComingOutStory comes out]] to his parents and they kick him out.

* ''FruitsBasket'' has lots of this, all three of the main characters being examples. Tohru moved in with her grandfather after her mother died, then ''pretended'' to actually go stay with some friends while his house was being remodeled; in fact, she lived in a tent for a time, then moved in with the Sohmas. Kyo isn't welcome at the main house and Yuki wants to get away from his parents and Akito, so they stay at Shigure's house with Tohru.

* On ''That70sShow'', Steven Hyde moves in with the Formans' in late season 1 when his mother abandons him. He moves out briefly when his step-father returns in season 3, but moves back in with the Formans' after he abandons him again.

* In WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Harper Finkle moves in with her best friend Alex when her parents (conveniently) move out of town.

* In ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'', Ellie moves in with her boyfriend Shawn after her alcoholic mother almost burns down their home. Shawn had previously been living with his brother, since he had a bad relationship with his parents, before his brother moved out of town. Later he temporarily moved in with Emma's family.
* Happens to Shawn in ''BoyMeetsWorld'' when his father abandons him. The father comes back and promises to be a better parent, only to die soon after, so Shawn lives with Cory's family.
* When Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}} dies, her sister Dawn lives with Willow and Tara (who were already living in the house) since they were unable to contact Buffy's father.
* In ''TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager'' Grace moved in with her friend Adrian when her mother was away because she wanted freedom, rather than participating in a program her mother wanted to her to be in. Jack also lived with Grace's family for a time.

** Until about 1990, social services was unlikely to remove a battered teenager from a home, unless the child was being sexually abused, or had had an injury that required medical attention, like a broken arm, and it wasn't until the mid-1980s, that people in many professions (like teachers) were required to report any suspected abuse. Teens who were bullied, punched, or verbally abused, were thought to be better off toughing it out for a year or two, or three, rather than spending that time in a group home, or taking up space in one of the few foster homes that would take a teen. It wasn't all that uncommon for teens in such situations to find private situations, with a friend, relative, or someone, and everyone just to look the other way. It doesn't happen now, because a minor can't seek medical care without a parent, have a non-parent call them in sick to school, and the list goes on. Every "alternate placement" has to be on the books now. So in a drama set in the 80s or earlier, it's truth in television.

* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6479988/1/Grace_Under_Pressure_Courage_Under_Fire Crace Under Pressure, Courage Under Fire]], [[{{Glee}} Dave Karofsky]] ends up staying with Kurt's family after he [[ComingOutStory comes out]] to his parents and they kick him out.

* HarryPotter with the Weasleys. If it weren't for the limitations of the blood protection spell which required him to call the space under a relative's roof home, Harry might quite reasonably have been adopted by them to start with.

* In the DiamondBrothers mystery series, Nick Diamond moves in with his adult brother Tim when their parents move to Australia. This doesn't work out all that well, since Tim is so incompetent as a private detective that they often can't afford food.
* In GeneWolfe's ''Pandora By Holly Hollander'', Holly is sent to live with a friend at the end. Finding that she and her friend didn't get along as well when they were under the same roof, she moves into the house of another friend.

* In ''{{Degrassi}}'', Ellie moves in with her boyfriend Shawn after her alcoholic mother almost burns down their home. Shawn had previously been living with his brother, since he had a bad relationship with his parents, before his brother moved out of town. Later he temporarily moved in with Emma's family.

* ''FullmetalAlchemist'' subverts this with Ed and Al. Their mother dies when they're little kids, and their father is out WalkingTheEarth somewhere; for years they don't even know if he's alive or dead. Although their neighbor watches over them, provides them with meals and medical attention, and basically treats them like her own grandsons, they still live alone in their own house. They're four and five years old when their mother dies, and somehow everyone's okay with this.

* When [[BtVS Buffy]] dies, her sister Dawn lives with Willow and Tara (who were already living in the house) since they were unable to contact Buffy's father.

* In ''{{Degrassi}}'', Ellie moves in with her boyfriend Shawn after her aloholic mother almost burns down their home. Shawn had previously been living with his brother, since he had a bad relationship with his parents, before his brother moved out of town. Later he temporarily moved in with Emma's family.

* Part of the backstory to ''TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.

* In FamilyMatters. Steve Urkel originally lives with his parents (who are never seen), but is frequently hanging out at the Winslow's house. At some point, his parents move to Russia, and he moves in and essentially becomes a member of the family.

A convenient way to give two young characters a way to stay together, and to have one character escape parental influence. May also be a way to evade the DepartmentOfChildDisservices. Since SocialServicesDoesNotExist, this may be the only way to escape abusive or neglecting parents. PrettyFreeloaders is a variant for older characters in the HaremGenre. It can be used to introduce a NaiveNewcomer to a QuirkyHousehold.

** Until the 1990, social services was unlikely to remove a battered teenager from a home, unless the child was being sexually abused, or had had an injury that required medical attention, like a broken arm, and it wasn't until the mid-1980s, that people in many professions (like teachers) were required to report any suspected abuse. Teens who were bullied, punched, or verbally abused, were thought to be better off toughing it out for a year or two, or three, rather than spending that time in a group home, or taking up space in one of the few foster homes that would take a teen. It wasn't all that uncommon for teens in such situations to find private situations, with a friend, relative, or someone, and everyone just to look the other way. It doesn't happen now, because a minor can't seek medical care without a parent, have a non-parent call them in sick to school, and the list goes on. Every "alternate placement" has to be on the books now. So in a drama set in the 80s or earlier, it's truth in television.

* It happens. In some states, it is a felony to take in a runaway child... but not if they've been kicked out of the house. Nor is it illegal if [[ParentalAbandonment the minor's actual parents simply don't give a damn]]. If it's not reported, it's not a crime.