Can a 17-Year-Old Move Out Due to Problems With Her Parents

My question involves child abuse or neglect in the State of: Louisiana. My mom left me three years ago for a man who would beat us. I eventually moved in with my dad but me and him didn't get along. His anger and mine never worked. He treated me as if i was a maid. Im 17 and he makes me do everything around the house. Plus him cursing me out and calling me names. He kicked me out for the second time but now wants me back after i moved in with a friends mom. My dad can barely offered having two kids and sometimes we barely have any food. He cant even pay the money i owe for lunch. Is there any way i can stay with my friends mom because of the circumstances? What can i do to finally move out? Ill do anything

If your father agrees then yes, you can live with your friend's Mom.

Where is your Mom though? Do you have any contact with her at all?

At 17, you need parental permission to move out.

If you feel there is abuse or neglect report it. When you are 18 you can move out.

If your father doesn't have enough money to feed his children, why aren't you and your siblings on free lunch ? Is the family receiving food stamps ? There is nothing wrong with a child having to do chores around the house. If things are so bad why haven't you or your siblings called CPS? Why hasn't the school or someone else called CPS ?

And in many cases, if he is receiving public assistance of some type, having his daughter in the home is an advantage to him that will outweigh her happiness and the lack of conflict when she is staying with "friend's mom."

Three people on an assistance case is better than two people on an assistance case, and if the third party is a minor, it is up to him to grant or not grant permission for where she stays. He perhaps cannot "barely afford" to take care of you, but you're his to say where you live until you are of age. CPS isn't going to interested unless there's some evidence of serious abuse, which usually isn't verbal abuse, making you do housework or lack of lunch money.

It will not be long until this poster is over 18. And something you may not be realizing is that when you are staying at her house, your friend's mom is supporting you, paying your rent, electricity, buying your food, AND possibly getting herself in trouble with the law if your father does not give you permission to live there. It's not a nice thing to do to her. Stand up and hold on at home till you are 18. Try to work with your dad. Take care of your sibling. Do the chores. Wait.

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Quoting Raster

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Look up the National Runaway Safeline ....for some unoffical ideas....some of the issues are quirky by state and LA is full of quirks .

Some states do have laws on books about adults who harbor runaways...I simply do not know LA has ....

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Have you considered not posting unless you do know?

You write many words, but seem to say very little.