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    Exclamation Harboring a Runaway Minor

    My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Louisiana.


    I'm 16 I turn 17 in 4 months and my mom has completely given up on me. I have to get away from her!!! A friend of mine said he would take me in when I turn 17 and help me finish my last year of high school since my mom said she wouldn't. He is 24 years old and I want to make triple sure He can not get in trouble for letting me in. Can my mom do anything about this? Can the age difference be a problem?? He has a son and I don't want him in any trouble!!!!!!!!

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    Default Re: Can Either of Us Get in Trouble

    The age of consent in Louisiana is 17 and that is probably why he wants you to wait until you turn 17 so there is no assumption of sexual impropriety. However, you are still a minor until the age of 18. So I think that without your mother's permission to leave home and move in with him there will be a problem.

    I'm sure that other members of the forum will tell you what that problem might be.

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    Default Re: Can Either of Us Get in Trouble

    Until you are 18, you live where your mother says you live. If she gives you permission to move in with this friend, then you're fine (although if she revokes that permission at any time before your 18th birthday, back home you go). If she does not give you permission, then damned straight you can both get into legal trouble and he can end up in jail.

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    Default Re: Can Either of Us Get in Trouble

    ^ to add to CBG's statement...he harbors a runaway, goes to jail....you said he has a son? He could also have a huge change in any custody/visitation arrangement after he does his jail time.

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    Default Re: Harboring a Runaway Minor

    Louisiana is one of the states that creates a gap between when juvenile court jurisdiction ends and when adulthood begins, meaning that the treatment of a 17-year-old runaway is going to turn in no small part on how hard the parent tries to get the runaway to return home and the policies of the local police department.

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