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  • 07-30-2013, 10:10 PM
    Hurley856
    Getting Emancipated to Live With an Adult Girlfriend
    My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Florida

    As of July 30,2013 I am 17. I turn 18 on September 21. I live in a Family with a Controlling+Bi-Polar father. Constant fighting. I want to move out and have wanted to since i was 16. My mom is giving me full consent but my dad will not (making me wait till im 18). I am going to be moving in with my girlfriend who is older than me (24). My mom wants to come with me because she is done too. Could she give me consent to move out next month? Would there be any legal trouble if i just get up and leave? Would the police just let me be? I work in a restaurant and make good money. I can support myself. I do have a car but it is in my dads name. I am also still in High school and going to be a senior. I also play football and have some scholarship offers. I start school in a few weeks and want to be settled in before school starts. Plz help!
  • 07-30-2013, 10:13 PM
    Dogmatique
    Re: Moving Out
    Alas no - your state requires permission from both parents (as they are the ones who will be filing the petition)

    And there's absolutely no chance of the matter being heard in a few weeks. Think several months to a year.
  • 07-30-2013, 10:16 PM
    Hurley856
    Re: Moving Out
    i kinda knew emancipation was out of the question. But what kind of legal trouble would i be in if i just left next week?
  • 07-30-2013, 10:16 PM
    Disagreeable
    Re: Moving Out
    Nothing to stop mom from moving to your girlfriends and taking you with her.
  • 07-30-2013, 10:30 PM
    Dogmatique
    Re: Moving Out
    Returned as a juvenile delinquent perhaps?


    We can't predict. Maybe the police will force you back. Maybe not. We don't know.
  • 07-31-2013, 06:06 AM
    PandorasBox
    Re: Moving Out
    Another problem is: If your girlfriend took you in before you turn 18, she can face charges of harboring a runaway.

    And if you are returned as a Juvenile Delinquent...you could be looking at NOT playing football this year and kissing your scholarships offers goodbye.

    If mom is fed up and wants out...she needs to get an apartment for both of you and file for divorce.
  • 07-31-2013, 09:02 AM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: Moving Out
    Quote:

    My mom wants to come with me because she is done too.
    Presumably, your mother is a grown adult woman over the age of 18. If she wants out, there is nothing stopping her from getting out right now and taking you with her. As long as she stays there, however, you're legally stuck, too. Tell her to put on her Big Girl Britches and make arrangements instead of asking to tag along with you as you plan to run away. One parent cannot give you permission to split, but she CAN take you with her when she grows a spine and moves out.


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    Would there be any legal trouble if i just get up and leave?
    Depends on whether or not your parents get the police involved. If they do, you're looking at potentially being dragged back home by your ear, and your girlfriend facing charges of harboring a runaway and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Do you really think she wants or needs a criminal record because you can't wait a couple weeks?

    Also, what makes you think that your father's mental illness would convince the courts to set you free? It's not illegal to be mentally ill, it doesn't render you unfit to be a parent, and - most importantly - it's not the fault of the person who is mentally ill. Cut him some slack, Jack. Being mentally ill, even when you're receiving good treatment, is no picnic.
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