My question involves guardianship in the State of: VA and IN.
My sister is 16 and lives in the state of IN. I live in VA with my husband and daughter. In Indiana, you can legally leave home and live on your own at 16 (my mother and both of her brothers did this in the early 80s, we were all born and raised in IN).
Here is my question. My sister is living in a highly unstable and emotionally dangerous environment and needs to get out. I want her to come to VA and live with me and my husband. The problem is, she is diabetic and we would need to immediately place her under our insurance. Would we need to go to court to get guardianship for this, or would she automatically become a legal adult and need to have her own insurance? This also becomes an issue when enrolling in the local high school.
Thank you for any assistance.

