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If my mom isn't working. she has no source of income. she gets no food stamps and we are currently living with my grandparents and my grandparents said that we can only live with them for a week or two more. can i just leave her if i have someone that can support me better than her?? I am in texas by the way. please help. i cant live here anymore.
If you 18 years old yes you can. Otherwise, if she has custody of you, it does not matter if she moves with you into a homeless shelter.
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can i just leave her if i have someone that can support me better than her??
What's stopping you from getting a job and helping out?
we cant find work. she already went out and looked every where and no one is hiring and i went out nd looked and you have to be 16 or older for all the places i went too. her and her parents are always critizcing me too nd always putting me down ive been cryin my self to bed every day since weve moved here :( i cant stand it anymore
Sorry, you can't leave home without permission.
Tell her to try hotels, fast food restaurants and temp services. BTW, there is no shame in your mother falling down, if she is trying. You may be afraid, however, you should be helping her get it back together. Is she receiving child support for you or state aid? Those are possible sources of food, money and shelter for a longer term.
If you aren't old enough for a job, you aren't old enough to leave.
You and every other teenager who is pissed off that life isn't the magical fairyland the TV says it's supposed to be.Quote:
i cant stand it anymore
This is going to sound harsh, but I said the same thing to my (now much older) teenagers when they were going through the "Wah, woe is me!" phase: Suck it up. If you think your life is hard now, wait until you have to take 100% responsibility for yourself and ALL of your needs. Being a grownup sucks, might as well get used to that now, so you're not disappointed and even whinier later.
The ONLY way you can move out without permission if you are one minute under the age of 18, is if you can prove to the satisfaction of the judge that you, just you, and nobody else but you, can pay for EVERY SINGLE PENNY of your own support. NOT living with someone else and having them support you - YOU paying for the rent, the utilities, the transportation, clothing, food, medical care, insurance, school fees and supplies, etc. etc. etc. all paid for by nobody else but YOU.
And depending on what state you're in (we ask for a reason) there's no guarantee that you'll be allowed to move out even if you CAN prove that, if your parents object.