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    Default Seventeen-Year-Old Wants to Run Away from Home

    I have a 17 year old niece she is in a bad situation with her father who due to his drug use and current stent in jail has placed her with her Grandfather on his ex wife's side who constantly degrades her made her quit her job took her cell phone that she paid for and will not let her out unless he or her grandmother is with her.She is talking about running away my question is she will be 18 in 8 months if she runs away now can they come after her once she turns 18 or not.

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    Default Re: 17 Need Help with Texas and Colorado Runnaway Laws

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    I have a 17 year old niece she is in a bad situation with her father who due to his drug use and current stent in jail has placed her with her Grandfather on his ex wife's side who constantly degrades her made her quit her job took her cell phone that she paid for and will not let her out unless he or her grandmother is with her.She is talking about running away my question is she will be 18 in 8 months if she runs away now can they come after her once she turns 18 or not.
    Until she is 18 she has no legal right to move away without her parents' (or legal guardian's) permission. Even if.

    In TX there exists a potential loophole in the law that might restrict law enforcement's ability to forcibly return her home at age 17. However, since you are talking about encouraging her to cross state lines from Colorado or Texas to be with you and your wife in Florida (based upon your post on another site) and that could bring a whole world of hurt (read: Criminal Charges) on you and your spouse.

    linerider69, what you believe should happen is not necessarily what the law will allow to happen. Until she is 18 she is legally subject to the rule of her parent(s) or legal guardian. If she is being abused or neglected, notify the appropriate child service agency or law enforcement. If she is at risk she will be placed in foster care or alternative family placement until she is an adult. When she is 18 she can certainly decide to go where she pleases ... hopefully AFTER she has graduated from high school.

    Whether her parents or legal guardians will make an issue out of it is something we cannot answer. If they do, then any criminal charges pending against you and your wife will remain long after she turns 18. They will not go away when she becomes an adult.

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    Default Re: 17 Need Help with Texas and Colorado Runnaway Laws

    Thank you very much

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