itzmyworld420
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Massachusetts and Alabama
I am 17. My father has had legal custody of me most of my life. I went to stay with my mother in Massachusetts 2 months ago. My little brother was taken from her last year by the Department of Social Services because they allege she abused him. I have my GED and I got a job. The DSS "opened a case" on me and found out that I had been drinking before I came to Massachusetts. The went to court on an emergency hearing and got temp. custody of me and put me in a foster home setting. My case worker said that they would never release me to my mother and that to return me to Alabama would take months (Interstate Compact ?) So I was looking at being "imprisioned" in a group home until I am 18, so I ran away.
I had a boyfriend in Alabama and we have been talking about getting married for months now. With all that has happened - we no longer want to wait until I am 18. In Tennessee a child can get married under age 18 if both parents are present and agree. My parents will allow this to happen if this is what I want.
Remember - my father in Alabama had custody, but Massachusetts has taken temporary custody. Massachusetts has NOT notified my father that they have taken custody but my mother knows.
My simple question - If I go to Tennessee and get married, and then return to Massachusetts, will they be able to still keep me? No laws have been broken.
I am 17. My father has had legal custody of me most of my life. I went to stay with my mother in Massachusetts 2 months ago. My little brother was taken from her last year by the Department of Social Services because they allege she abused him. I have my GED and I got a job. The DSS "opened a case" on me and found out that I had been drinking before I came to Massachusetts. The went to court on an emergency hearing and got temp. custody of me and put me in a foster home setting. My case worker said that they would never release me to my mother and that to return me to Alabama would take months (Interstate Compact ?) So I was looking at being "imprisioned" in a group home until I am 18, so I ran away.
I had a boyfriend in Alabama and we have been talking about getting married for months now. With all that has happened - we no longer want to wait until I am 18. In Tennessee a child can get married under age 18 if both parents are present and agree. My parents will allow this to happen if this is what I want.
Remember - my father in Alabama had custody, but Massachusetts has taken temporary custody. Massachusetts has NOT notified my father that they have taken custody but my mother knows.
My simple question - If I go to Tennessee and get married, and then return to Massachusetts, will they be able to still keep me? No laws have been broken.