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    Lightbulb Can a Minor Live With Relatives Due to Excessive Chores and Emotional Abuse

    My question involves child neglect/ emotional abuse in the State of: California

    My girlfriend (I will refer to her as C) who is 15 currently lives in California and is trying to find a way to get out of her home.

    Her parents are separated, and she used to live in Nevada with her mother. C's mother was emotionally tearing her down every day, so with the help of her aunt and uncle CPS got involved. As I have read, CPS doesn't do much in analyzing emotional abuse, and just recommended therapy. After this happened, her mom got spooked, and sent C and her two younger brothers off to live with her dad in California. Shortly after, er mother lost her job and moved to Indiana.

    Her father is a recovered drug abuser. He basically uses her as a maid. She cleans entire rooms, washes dishes, picks up garbage around the house, etc. while everyone else does nothing. Not only this, but he is also extremely emotionally abusive, and knows just how to play her (and me) in order to get what he wants.

    All I want to know is if there is any law protecting against this, and if so, what would be the process to get her to live with her aunt and uncle in Nevada. They both have stable jobs and have two other children as well.

    The other (less-realistic) option is C living with the theatre teacher and her family at the school she attended. They had taken care of her often, while her mother was being abusive, but when C's father found out, they were cut off. They also have stable jobs and children.

    Thank you for taking the time reading this. Anything that you can tell me will help.

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    Default Re: Can a 15yr-Old Get Her Custody Transfered to Her Aunt and Uncle Against Her Fathe

    She lives where her legal guardian/s say she lives.

    It really is that simple. Nothing you have described even comes close to neglect or abuse.

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    Default Re: Can a 15yr-Old Get Her Custody Transfered to Her Aunt and Uncle Against Her Fathe

    It would have to be her aunt and uncle that would petition for custody, not your girlfriend. And realistically they won’t succeed over the father’s objections unless the father is found unfit. Making her do all the cleaning in the house and playing her emotions to get her to what he wants may aggravate your girlfriend but doesn’t amount to child abuse and doesn’t make him unfit.

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    Default Re: Can a 15yr-Old Get Her Custody Transfered to Her Aunt and Uncle Against Her Fathe

    As long as she is under 18, she has no options - repeat, NO options - regarding where she lives unless she either (a) has the permission of her parents or (b) she is removed from the home by the state/court. s

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