I can claim her as a dependant as long as she is enrolled in college full time. I provide health insurance and have claimed her for many years even though she has never lived with me. Also just for conversation's sake, I have always paid support and mantained contact with her. I did take off on her mother (and her I guess by proxy) because her mom was completly stupid. Also, in my youth I made many many mistakes, but the point is that I would feel guilty if I didn't makes some kind of a stand. The idea is that if you love your kids you want them to avoid mistakes even if you have made the same mistake. My father died when I was 5 and I never had anyone around to tell me when I was screwing up. I would have loved to have had someone kick my ass even at the age of 19.
Kids don't ever learn from their parents mistakes. Pay her tuition....she's gonna need an education....just don't pay her RENT.
How old are you now?
You might tell your daughter that you love her (if you do), that whatever she and her mother think, you are concerned for her welfare (if you are) and that she puts herself in a vulnerable position if she lives with someone she isn't married to...you might tell her that in some ways, she will always be your little girl, and that you feel protective, as any normal father does...
Nah. Never mind. With your pugnacious attitude, you'd probably just end up making things worse.
Is that grounds for divorce in your state?