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    Question Friend Is Being Abused

    I am a 17 year old from New York state and currently have a 15 year old friend living in Clio, South Carolina with her mother, her mother's husband, her brother, 4 sisters and her own son. She called me late at night on the night of April 14th, 2008 and informed me of some shocking news. She told me that her mother slapped her and her mother's husband beat her because she wouldn't give them custody of her son; they didn't want custody of him just because she is a bad parent (she raised her younger sisters) but because they wanted a son. This is not the first time that she has been abused and is not going to be the last. Her real father doesn't want anything to do with her which leaves her with no where to go. I love her as if she was my own sister and she don't deserve any of this and her son should not be raised in that kind of environment. What can I do to help my friend in this situation?

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    Default Re: My Friend

    You can encourage her to contact Marlboro County Dept. of Social Services and file an abuse complaint at (843) 479-1131. As she is still a minor, and a mother at 15 to boot, she has ZERO chance of being emancipated. Her only way out is going to be by going through the system, filing a report, and letting DSS do their thing.

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    Default Re: Friend Is Being Abused

    I don't know the law down there, what if she is afraid? Is there any chance she could lose her kid? Is there any way that she could come stay up her with me and my mom so we prevent any of that from happening? I don't want her to have to raise her son in someone else's home is all i'm trying to say but I will talk to her about it. Thanks

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    Default Re: Friend Is Being Abused

    She needs to do as Aardvarc has advised. You don't have any say as to where she gets to live. She may not even be removed from the home, as that doesn't always happen (sometimes family counseling will do wonders).

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    Default Re: Friend Is Being Abused

    Her only solution is CPS use the number given

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    Default Re: Friend Is Being Abused

    As she is still a minor, she must live where her parents tell her or allow her to live. Theoretically, her parents COULD say it's ok, but it doesn't sound like they'll allow her to leave with the baby, and if that's the case, then that's the end of it until one of two things happens: either CPS/DSS does an investigation and determines that she and her child should be removed from the home (meaning they'll go live with a foster family), OR a court grants her emancipation (which isn't going to happen in this case).

    As other posters have noted, a CPS investigation could prompt the family into counseling and CHANGE her situation for the better. Being on the run with a child at 15 isn't really an option - she needs to work on SOLUTIONS and CHANGES, not escapes.

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