How Can I Move Out of My Mom's House

[MississippiMinor95]

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Mississippi

I'm 16 and I'm trying to find a way to move out of my mother's house as quickly as possible. She used to be very abusive and is beginning to be abusive again. I can't and won't hit her back, but I can't just sit around and do nithing.

My boyfriend's parent invited me to live with their family. I planned on getting emancipated but I was told that family court would contact my mom while I'm living in her house. My home environment keeps getting worse, and I know I have to get out as soon as I can. I can't go through this again.

I tried contacting my father to live with him, but I don't know where he is. I even considered aloping. I'm running out of ideas. Please help. Thanks

[aardvarc]

If there is physical abuse occurring, you need to be calling 911. Alternately, you can report abuse to persons such as teachers, a school counselor, your doctor, etc. - they are all mandated reporters of child abuse. If there is substantiation of abuse, the STATE will remove you from the home, ASAP. And the STATE will determine where you'll live - and it absolutely will NOT be with your boyfriend or his family.

Until you are 18, if mom allows you to leave, you can. If she doesn't, you can't. If she allows you to leave, she can change her mind and demand that you return, and she'll have law enforcement on her side to help locate you and bring you home.. Running away simply means that you'll be treated as a runaway and returned by police when you are found. If others are helping you to elude parental authority, they can face criminal charges for doing so.

Unless you are already living out of the home AND have a history of earning enough to pay 100% of your own housing, food, utilities, health insurance, transportation, clothing etc. while at the same time making above average grades in school, you will not qualify for emancipation. Emancipation is about you and ONLY you completely supporting yourself. It's NOT getting a helping hand from another family.

Bottom line: you need to be reporting physical abuse immediately when it occurs or very shortly thereafter. If you are deemed to be in danger of or actually being abused, you will be removed.

[MississippiMinor95]

I know I should report it, but I still want to be a teenager and be able to see my friends and stuff. I've thought about just sucking it up and dealing with it until I'm 18, I just worry about what would happen if I did call 911 and they believed her over me

[cbg]

Even if you were a candidate for emancipation, which you are not, you CANNOT be emancipated without your mother's knowledge and in most states (I haven't looked at yours specifically) her consent. But in NO state can you be emancipated without the knowledge of your parent or legal guardian EVEN IF (and this happens so rarely that it's almost not worth mentioning - do NOT imagine that this is going to happen) the state decides to emancipate you despite her protests.

[MississippiMinor95]

So I'd be better off reporting any abuse to the police?
I don't want her to be able to get me back in her custody if the state does take me away.

[cbg]

You have two choices.

1.) Report it

2.) Don't report it.

If you elect #1, you might be removed from her custody and you may not.

If you elect #2, you definitely won't.

You decide.