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[COLOR="Magenta"]I live in california its been a tough life for me and i really cannot take it anymore. I need to get out of here because my mom likes to do things that really make me so mad that i just want to hit her or cuss her out. I know i cannot do those so i keep my composure. she says to tell her everything but then when i try she either doesnt listen or she starts yelling at me. i mean even when i dont give her attitude she starts saying i do and telling everyone else, especially my boyfriend. whenever i dont do what she wants me to do like take care of her own child, she gets all mad for the reason that i dont want to take responsibility for her child. Im now seventeen and my boyfriend is a year and eight months older than me, if he gets me pregnant, will he go to jail? What if we were to get married at some time or soon? Im not sure my mom would let me live with him or permit me to be emancipated or married though but will he? I am just really lost because i have nobody to talk to about this. I thank you in advance for answering me. if you would like you can also send me an email on the available answers and advice. [/COLOR]

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[COLOR="Magenta"]I live in california its been a tough life for me and i really cannot take it anymore. I need to get out of here because my mom likes to do things that really make me so mad that i just want to hit her or cuss her out. I know i cannot do those so i keep my composure. she says to tell her everything but then when i try she either doesnt listen or she starts yelling at me. i mean even when i dont give her attitude she starts saying i do and telling everyone else, especially my boyfriend. whenever i dont do what she wants me to do like take care of her own child, she gets all mad for the reason that i dont want to take responsibility for her child. Im now seventeen and my boyfriend is a year and eight months older than me, if he gets me pregnant, will he go to jail? What if we were to get married at some time or soon? Im not sure my mom would let me live with him or permit me to be emancipated or married though but will he? I am just really lost because i have nobody to talk to about this. I thank you in advance for answering me. if you would like you can also send me an email on the available answers and advice. [/COLOR]

Yes, he can get into trouble if you are having intercourse with him.

From California statutes:

261.5. (a) Unlawful sexual intercourse is an act of sexual intercourse accomplished with a person who is not the spouse of the perpetrator, if the person is a minor. For the purposes of this section, a "minor" is a person under the age of 18 years and an "adult" is a person who is at least 18 years of age.
(b) Any person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is not more than three years older or three years younger than the perpetrator, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Which is punishable up to one year in county jail.

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What is emancipation?
Emancipation is a legal way for children to become adults before they're 18. Once a child is emancipated, his or her parents don't have custody or control of him or her anymore.

If you are emancipated, you can do some things without your parent's permission, like:

Get medical care;
Apply for a work permit;
Sign up for school or college; and
Live where you want to.
If you are emancipated, you will give up the right to be supported by your parents.

Even if you are emancipated:

You must go to school;
You can't get married without your parent's permission; and
You will go to juvenile court if you break the law.
Note: If you have a legal guardian, all of the information in this section about "parents" applies to your legal guardian and your case, too.

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How do I get emancipated?
There are 3 ways to get emancipated:

Get married. You need permission from your parents and the court.
Join the armed forces. You need permission from your parents, and the armed forces must accept you.
Get a declaration of emancipation from a judge. To get a declaration of emancipation, you have to prove ALL of these things:

You are at least 14 years old.
You don't want to live with your parents. Your parents don't mind if you move out.
You can handle your own money.
You have a legal way to make money.
Emancipation would be good for you.
Click here to learn about the steps get a declaration of emancipation.

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Is emancipation forever?
Usually, yes. But the court can cancel your emancipation if you lie to the court or if you can't support yourself anymore.

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Do I have other choices?
Yes. If you don't want to live with your parents you can:

Get counseling or mediation with your parents;
Go to live with another adult (like an aunt, uncle, grandparent, or family friend);
Get help from public or private agencies; or
Make an agreement with your parents to live somewhere else.
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Not only would the judge look at the income, he/she would look at the maturity of the person asking to be emancipated, by your post, you sound like one angry child, so I doubt that he would do it. You CAN NOT get emancipated just so you can go live with your boyfriend, or his family. If you do choose to go to court to try for this, it will come out that your boyfriend has molested you, and he will go to jail. I would recommend that you wait until you are 18, it is not that far away, and then you two would be further away from legal trouble.