Leaving Your House at 17 in Missouri

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Missouri

I am a 16 year old girl living in Missouri. I would like to move in with my boyfriend's family. I have my reasons. I know that if you leave/run away from your parents when you are under 18, your parents have the right to call the police and have them remove the minor and even charge the person housing the minor. However, I have also heard that in Missouri, when you turn 17, you cannot be charged with juvenile law, and therefore my parents would not be able to send the police after me as a runaway. Is this true?

Oh and also, emancipation is not really an option for myself. I know the court would not favour me.

Although a quirk in the way the Missouri law is written means that the police are often reluctant to bring home a 17 year old runaway, that is by no means a guarantee that they won't. Nor does it mean that your parents can't drag you home themselves, or that the people you stay with cannot face certain legal charges.

Wait it out til you are 18.

In the meantime, get a job....save your money. Moving out is not as cheap as people thing. Even if your parents allow you to move out, you will have expenses.

By 19, you can expect to have a need for wisdom teeth to be removed. Do you realize a trip to the doctor for a single seasonal illness can cost $100, plus prescription? Food costs money. How about transportation? How about deodorant, toothpaste, toilet paper, cosmetics, soap, shampoo....

Can you really ask your boyfriends parents to take on that burden?

Oh.and since we mention boyfriend....can you afford an annual Gynecological visit and Birth Control....

I have a job.

I haven't been to the doctor in about three years. I'm not one of those people who check every bump and cough I get. I can handle the flu without a shot. I do understand emergencies though and technically I would still be on my parent's insurance.

His mum asked me to stay because she's worried for me. I told her I would clean the house for her and run errands so I would not be in the way.

I've also been paying for my own make up, clothing, shoes, hair products, outings, etc for years now. And I know that if money will run low I can afford to stop buying those things. I also have been paying for my own birth control just fine.

Not going to legally happen. Your bed buddies parents can be charged criminally.

Which does not change the fact that you are legally still under the care, custody and control of your parents until you turn 18. EVEN IF the police do not care to force you back home, your parents can still do so themselves, AND if your boyfriend's family are allowing you to stay there knowing that your parents do not want you to be there, they can face legal charges themselves.