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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Right, but why should OP's kids suffer because their cousin is irresponsible? Also, [b]it is illegal in some states for opposite sex children to share a bedroom.[/b]

I remember this coming up when DCUM was just a list serve and had no forums.  I laid this falsehood to rest then and I'll lay it to rest now.  There is no law in any of the 50 states (and DC) that prohibit different sex siblings from sharing a room.  There are only CPS regulations that prohibit [b]non-relatives, over a certain age, in foster care[/b] from sharing a room. I don't know what trauma you experienced in your past that compels you to spout this opinion but it is completely untrue.[/quote]

Well that's odd because when I was trying to rent an apartment in another state (not MD or VA), I was told by pretty much everyone that I could not rent a two bedroom because it was illegal for my DS and DD to share a bedroom because one of them was over the age of 7.  [/quote]

Did you ask for a citation?  At the time I did research, I had access to law library/databases.  The only laws regarding different sex children sharing a room were related to kids in foster care or were required as part of the adoption requirements when adopting older children (meaning they were adoption laws, not housing laws).  If you think about it, it makes sense.  Kids having their own rooms is a recent practice of the affluent.  If anyone believes there's [i]housing [/i]a law requiring separate bedrooms for different sex kids in the same family then provide a citation and I'll acknowledge in a post that I was wrong.

There are, however, laws requiring a certain amount of square feet per occupant in rental properties.  That may have been what led people to tell you your kids couldn't share a room.  [/quote]

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