What Happens if a Teenager Runs Awa to Live With Her Adult Boyfriend

[bakejake]

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: North Carolina. I got into a big fight with my mom and they kicked me out because they didnt want me to be with my bf. So then they sent me away to a family members house for a couple weeks hoping I would get over this boy and come back home and everything would be fine. they are allowing me to come back home after kicking me out when we were on vacation in vegas so i didnt really get kicked out but they said i was once I got back home but I never got to go home because they sent me to VA. I do plan on leaving after i get home with him. I want to know if anything could happen to my bf? if my parents did call the cops what would happen? and how would enroll into another school in another county where my 20-year-old bf stays. I do plan on continuing school. I'm 17.

[cdwjava]

First question: Do you live in NC? Is that where your primary residence has been until the recent "vacation"?

Second question: In what state does your boyfriend live?

Third question: How OLD is your boyfriend?

The answer, in short, is that your parents can report you as a runaway, your boyfriend can get charged with crimes related to your running away or being out of their control, and if the two of you intend to do the deed in some other state, he could face federal charges for luring a minor across state lines for illicit purposes.

In short, you can choose to live with your boyfriend the day you turn 18 and not a minute before. Until then, HE runs the risk of being criminally prosecuted for a number of offenses. As a minor, your parents have legal control over what you do and who you see. It's a fact of life, like it or not. When you turn 18 you can walk out the door with whatever your parents let you carry with you.

If your parents have truly kicked you out of the house and left you with no support at all, then you can call child services and they can place you in foster care. But, that does not appear to be the case. If you are in VA then THAT is where your parents are allowing you to stay. If your BF comes and picks you up from there against your parents' wishes, he can get in trouble. Is it really worth his risking jail so that you two can start playing house a few months earlier than you would if you waited until 18?

WAIT. Wait until you are old enough to legally walk out with whatever you have on your back. At that time you can start to make all the wrong decisions you want. Until then, the law says you must live where your parents say you live, and anyone who interferes with that could be looking at jail time.