What Would Happen if I Ran Away

Why wouldn't the run away charges disappear after 18, I'd be an adult?

(The other thing here is that in Florida, ONLY the parent/s or legal guardians can file for the minor to be emancipated)

The reason why the charges wouldn't disappear is simple - the crime already committed doesn't disappear just because the perpetrator reaches the age of majority.

But, the crime will no longer matter? I will have turned 18.

Of course the crime still matters.

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Quoting FallenAngel

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But, the crime will no longer matter? I will have turned 18.

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You would not have committed a crime (well, maybe, but being a runaway is not generally a crime in and of itself). However, the people that helped you will have already committed the crime. They do not get rewarded because they managed to avoid the law until you turned 18. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. The law will have been broken when they aided you in your delinquency. And since you are a ward of the state, that could make it all the worse.

So, if you want to leave home - and the state - only get help from people you hate, because everyone involved could conceivably be charged with serious criminal offenses even AFTER you turn 18.

Best bet still is to wait until you are 18 and then leave the house with the clothes on your back and do whatever you want.

Well, how would they prove I was with the said person until I turned 18?

The way everything else is proven in court. Testimony of witnesses under oath (under penalty of perjury), production of documents etc.

Don't you have any homework to do? Or do you just spend your time fantasizing about leading the exciting life of a runaway?

Maybe your parents will just kick you out when you are 18, then you will have no choice about leading this exciting life out in the real world away from your parents. And you can get an exciting job.

Are we doing homework?

First of all, I don't live with my parents, and how would they prove anything if there were no witnesses, I change my name, my look, and everything. Name wouldn't be changed by law, but just go by a different name. And yes, I have done my homework, I've been researching this for months, and I've looked on this site plenty of times, hence why I came and asked my question in the first place. And I have a job, I don't want to run away to have an exciting life, I want a normal life, like teenagers are suposed to have, but in my situation, that won't happen. I realize I'm putting a lot at stake by running away, but I can't live with the physical abuse, emotional and verbal abuse anymore. The police in my area don't seem to care, and my father is in jail, and my mother is a drug addict. My grandfather is abusive, and my grandmother is a drunk (I live with my Grandparents by the way). I know my life won't be normal even if I run away, but I'm hoping I won't be beat anymore. I know I won't be. When the law won't do what needs to be done, you have to take action yourself. (Not saying that you go a kill someone, but if they won't stop abuse, you ned to help yourself).

P.S. My homework is done????

STOP IT.

You're wasting our time here. If you'd actually been researching for months you'd know that what you've been told is the truth.