runaway in oklahoma

#1 06-19-2003, 10:43 PM

What is the name of your state? oklahoma my neice is reported as a runaway n the police n junivelie people sent her to a friends house to stay at her friends home till she could make other argaments i told her she can come stay with me what i want to know is will i be in trouble with the laws is she does

#2 06-19-2003, 10:58 PM

your post doesn't make sense. If she is a runaway then the police would have taken her into custody or placed her with child services until her parents could be notified and pick her up.

Does she want to come stay with you? Why did the juvenille authorities send her to friends?

more info please.

#3 06-19-2003, 11:01 PM

yes she does want to stay with me i guess they didnt want to send her home cause she was locked out

#4 06-19-2003, 11:03 PM

This is like pulling teeth....

O.K. what juvenille authorities? Was it juvenille court or just the police? How long has she been with "Friends"?

Please explain the entire situation because no one here can give you any advice, including good advice, without knowing the entire story.

#5 06-19-2003, 11:10 PM

my aunt and the family there locked her out n then reported her as a runaway so the cops picked her up n then called her friends house to come n let her stay there the cops n the juvinellie case worker told my aunt she was in a girls home to keep my aunt from haressing her friends home but they have found out that she there and call them all hours of the night so the dad of the friend is gona bring her here tomorrow if she will come she think she might be pregnant n my aunts family say she has to abort the baby

#6 06-19-2003, 11:41 PM

How old is she? Do you have the money to hire an attorney?

If she is old enough (16 or older) then she can petition the court for emancipation and live anywhere she wishes. If she is younger you can petition the court for custody.

It's not going to be easy but if you want the responsibility it has to be done. I would at the minimum speak with a family law attorney asap so that the family doesn't try making trouble for you.

stealth2 · #7 06-20-2003, 07:09 AM

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Originally posted by hexeliebe
How old is she? Do you have the money to hire an attorney?

If she is old enough (16 or older) then she can petition the court for emancipation and live anywhere she wishes. If she is younger you can petition the court for custody.

It's not going to be easy but if you want the responsibility it has to be done. I would at the minimum speak with a family law attorney asap so that the family doesn't try making trouble for you.

Emancipation is NOT that easy! She will have to prove that she is completely self-supporting, including rent (on a place of her own, not with friends, family or roommates), utilities, food, insurance, transportation, etc.