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[jamesanne11]

I live in Texas and I have been arrested for runaway once before but i had no legal fines or anything to worry about and now my parents are telling me i cannot contact the person i have runaway with which really kills me bcuz i love him so we must continue our relationship secretly and if my parents were to ever figure it out they would definetly make me move school districts to the school my mom works at even though my bf does not attend school anymore so my question is can i move in with my bf when i am 17 if i continue to go to school and even if he will be 18 turning 19 at that time? and while im at it why not ask another question- how much money would i have to make a month for all of my expenses including an average apartment, food gas? and also i wouldnt have my parents consent at 17 obviously so im wondering if i would have to go to court or give them reason of why im moving out and i wont get arrested will i even if im gonna be living with a guy older than me and would i be considered a minor? so will they be sending me back home or even come looking for me in the first place?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[Antigone*]

I live in Texas and I have been arrested for runaway once before but i had no legal fines or anything to worry about and now my parents are telling me i cannot contact the person i have runaway with which really kills me bcuz i love him so we must continue our relationship secretly and if my parents were to ever figure it out they would definetly make me move school districts to the school my mom works at even though my bf does not attend school anymore so my question is can i move in with my bf when i am 17 if i continue to go to school and even if he will be 18 turning 19 at that time? and while im at it why not ask another question- how much money would i have to make a month for all of my expenses including an average apartment, food gas? and also i wouldnt have my parents consent at 17 obviously so im wondering if i would have to go to court or give them reason of why im moving out and i wont get arrested will i even if im gonna be living with a guy older than me and would i be considered a minor? so will they be sending me back home or even come looking for me in the first place?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

If you have to ask, then you certainly aren't ready to make such an adult decision.

Listen to your parents ~ you have to until you're 18. Then once you reach that magical adult age, you can throw your life away, and it will be on your dime.

 

[Proserpina]

I live in Texas and I have been arrested for runaway once before but i had no legal fines or anything to worry about and now my parents are telling me i cannot contact the person i have runaway with which really kills me bcuz i love him so we must continue our relationship secretly and if my parents were to ever figure it out they would definetly make me move school districts to the school my mom works at even though my bf does not attend school anymore so my question is can i move in with my bf when i am 17 if i continue to go to school and even if he will be 18 turning 19 at that time? and while im at it why not ask another question- how much money would i have to make a month for all of my expenses including an average apartment, food gas? and also i wouldnt have my parents consent at 17 obviously so im wondering if i would have to go to court or give them reason of why im moving out and i wont get arrested will i even if im gonna be living with a guy older than me and would i be considered a minor? so will they be sending me back home or even come looking for me in the first place?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

If Mom says no contact, there's no contact. Your parents make the rules.

You are not going to be emancipated based upon your post. Emancipation is for children who, for example, lose both parents in an accident and need the legal ability to pay bills and sign contracts.

You're not honestly showing the maturity necessary to leave home; but since you're intent on doing so, why not just wait until you're 18?

Then you can go where you want.

 

[jamesanne11]

i need answers not opinions

 

[Antigone*]

i need answers not opinions

You got them, child

 

[Proserpina]

i need answers not opinions

In other words...you want to be told "Yes, dear, go right ahead".

 

[jamesanne11]

thanks for not helping me

 

[Banned_Princess]

thanks for not helping me

You were throughly helped.

To the T

 

[Isis1]

thanks for not helping me

but you were helped. you aquired knowledge!

you now have a timeline to work with and plan. you can start job hunting, applying for colleges (far away from mom and dad i might add), collecting and saving every penny you get. the day you turn 18 (at midnight perferably) you can have your stuff packed and walk out the door.

i did it. my sister did it. we're fine. we lived during that last year. it was awesome walking out the door. no amount of screaming and yelling could make us turn around.

 

[Proserpina]

I fail to see where the information I gave was incorrect or inaccurate...

 

[Isis1]

I fail to see where the information I gave was incorrect or inaccurate...

wel that's cuz you are over the age of 18, ya know.

 

[Proserpina]

wel that's cuz you are over the age of 18, ya know.

Such is my burden.

Le sigh.

 

[Isis1]

Such is my burden.

Le sigh.

our sight is ever failing after a certain age......


which is fine by me....somethings on my body, i'd just rather not be able to see anymore.

 

[cbg]

If by "helping you" you mean, give you the answer you want to hear, sorry, but you won't see that on this or any other website. (Don't bother - the responders to internet legal sites are a pretty insular group and you'll see at least some of the same responders on most if not all sites.)

That is because the LEGAL answer to your question is, No. You cannot move in with your bf at the age of 17 without your parents' permission. The age of majority (the age at which you no longer have to listen to your parents) is 18, not 17.

That is not opinion. That is fact. If your mother says no contact, then there is nothing whatsoever in the law that it going to force her to change her mind. The law is 100% on Mom's side here.

 

[CavemanLawyer]

Here is the statute for emancipation in Texas:
CHAPTER 31. REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES OF MINORITY - Texas Family Code - Texas Code :: Justia

The only right you have is to file a petition for emancipation and plead your case to a judge. Beyond that it is purely discretionary as to whether you are granted emancipation even if you prove up all of the requirements.

You have to be able to prove that you are capable of fully supporting yourself. That means that you cannot consider any help (money, food, lodging, anything) that you would receive either from your parents or this boyfriend. You've also got to show some good cause for why emancipation is in your best interest and its got to be much more than you simply not getting along with your parents or wanting to be with your boyfriend. It is possible for a minor to emancipate themselves from their parents even when the parents protest it, but there's got to be a good reason and a solid means of you supporting yourself without any help from any other person.