How to Stop Your Child from Dating Against Your Wishes

My question involves restraining orders in the State of: Louisiana

Location: Small Town in Louisiana

My brother’s daughter is 16 years old and a Jr student in High School; Seems like the same sentence all of these questions start out with. So my niece has been secretly seeing an 18 year old boy for a few months. My brother found out about it and told her to end the relationship. He found out that she had gotten off the bus to High School, only to get in the 18 year olds car and go to his place; this was more than one apparently. My brother took away her phone and computer access when he found out all of this. The 18 year old called my nieces’ cell phone and my brother told him he wasn’t allowed to see his daughter, which the boy replied with something about nothing my brother can do about it. The guy sounded like a real piece of work with speaking as if he owned her and etc. My brother spoke the boy’s dad and got a similar response.

My brother is now not wanting my niece to attend school due to not knowing if this 18 year old is just going to pick her up again. I’m concerned for my niece’s well-being and academic future. I have spoken to the local police but as I predicted, while the legal age of consent in Louisiana is 17, my brother doesn’t really have any proof to use against the 18 year old. The police suggested that the school be contacted. The school said the only thing they can provide is to let my brother know when she doesn’t show up for class each day.

So my question is, what legal options does my brother have? Can my brother just get a restraining order against the 18 year old without any evidence? The small town they live in doesn't seem to be much help in the situation.

There are quite a few (quite legal) things your brother can do as far as the 16 year old is concerned. He may or may not be able to get a restraining order, but he has the means to control his daughter's actions.

For one thing, there's no reason he can't homeschool.

For another, he can take her bedroom door off its hinges and remove every single one of her belongings with the exception of a mattress on the floor and two changes of weather appropriate clothing. All the better if it's clothing she doesn't like. She has no electronic access, except under his direct supervision and she does not leave the house unless he is with her. She doesn't get her belongs, her electronics, or her bedroom door back until she learns that HE is the parent and SHE is the child.

Inconvenient? Sure. Will it get the point across? You tell me.