At 17, how would I move out of my house in MO to GF's mothers house in MA? Legally.

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

Have you reviewed the consequences of changing schools your senior year? How does that affect graduation requirements and credits?

 

[Hoard]

Have you reviewed the consequences of changing schools your senior year? How does that affect graduation requirements and credits?

For my school, I have all my credits. I'll have to sit down with my school councilors and have them send my transcript over to the other school, and muscle them into accepting my credits.
I have reviewed it, and I should be fine.

If I am emancipated in my state, am I emancipated in another?

 

[Banned_Princess]

For my school, I have all my credits. I'll have to sit down with my school councilors and have them send my transcript over to the other school, and muscle them into accepting my credits.
I have reviewed it, and I should be fine.

If I am emancipated in my state, am I emancipated in another?

emancipation is a whole different matter. Your not going to get emancipated, and certainly not before you are already of age. (18) so forget that.

will your mom seriously go along with emancipation and the move out of state? that is hard to believe. unless you have been so horrible she cant wait to get rid of you.

 

[Hoard]

emancipation is a whole different matter. Your not going to get emancipated, and certainly not before you are already of age. (18) so forget that.

will your mom seriously go along with emancipation and the move out of state? that is hard to believe. unless you have been so horrible she cant wait to get rid of you.

I've not been horrible, but it is of her opinion that because I am old enough to join the military, I'm old enough to move out and take care of myself. She won't help me, once I move out, however.

 

[cbg]

This whole thread may be moot.

At 17, regardless of emancipation or the age of majority or anything else, if your mother gives you permission to move out you may move out.

If she gives you permission to move to MA, you may move to MA.

All these other issues are only issues if she does NOT give you permission and you do it anyway.

 

[justalayman]

Of course, that does not hold true in MA, and the cops here would have no restrictions on picking him up here.

actually, they do due to that rascally Constitution and how one state respects another's laws. See, if they picked him up in MA, just what do you expect them to do with him? They cannot ship him back to his parents because there is no law that requires it.

I guess they would just have to let him be.

 

[justalayman]

For my school, I have all my credits. I'll have to sit down with my school councilors and have them send my transcript over to the other school, and muscle them into accepting my credits.
I have reviewed it, and I should be fine.

If I am emancipated in my state, am I emancipated in another?

No chance of emancipation this late in the game and given the situation even if the states involved have emancipation laws (not all do and I'm not going to check). I suspect you will have a real problem getting into another school unless your mother registers you. Unless your mother helps you with this, you will be faced with myriad problems, just not the problem of being forced to go home to mom.

 

[justalayman]

Oh, and just another word on health insurance; In MA it's mandatory. And it's not cheap.

I have a question, and maybe you already answered it but if you did I missed it.

Okay, so you're going through all this hullabaloo, and looking for loopholes in laws, so that you can "enjoy your only year as a civilian" before the military takes over your life.

So, why did you join the military in the first place? It's not mandatory any more. And you don't have to stay in forever even if you do.

we'll see how long that law lasts. If Obamacare is ruled unconstitutional by the Supremes, your law will fall as well.

 

[justalayman]

Where do you get the idea that you can go where you want at 17?

http://law.findlaw.com/state-laws/minors-and-the-law/missouri/

they are still minors until 18 but they have a law very similar to Michigan's which is that at 17 , the child can leave the family home and the police do not have the authority to force them to return home.

 

[cbg]

I didn't say they WOULD do anything, JAL - just that MA is not subject to MO laws. And they're not.

As for the health care, that may be true and it may not. I'm not a huge fan of the state law. But it would depend on how the court ruled. Sure, it's possible that the court could rule that no one can require health insurance. But it's by no means certain that a ban on a Federal law mandating insurance will also ban a state-wide law of the same type.

 

[Banned_Princess]

I wouldnt put too much faith in the court that ruled corporations are people.

 

[CdwJava]

actually, from what I am finding, in Missouri, this is not correct. A child can leave home at 17 and the police cannot force them to return to the parent's home. We have a similar law in Michigan that allows the same action.

From what I have found, the parents cannot force them to return home either.

Which is why I posted that the police might NOT be able to force them to return home. And, why the parents could possibly go over to retrieve said child and how other charges could be applied if the child is out of their parents' control or other people are aiding the child in his delinquency.

Even if there is a hole that prohibits the police from taking custody of a runaway minor, that does not mean there are not options available to the parents to push the issue or even to bring about criminal charges against those aiding them, or even the child if delinquency can be criminal in MO.

 

[cbg]

And, as I've already indicated, since it appears he may have parental permission to leave anyway, the whole issue may be moot.

The only issue would then be health insurance in MA. Regardless of what may happen in the future depending on what SCOTUS may or may not decide, it's still mandatory right now. So if he's headed here, he'd better be certain it's in place.

 

[CdwJava]

actually, they do due to that rascally Constitution and how one state respects another's laws. See, if they picked him up in MA, just what do you expect them to do with him? They cannot ship him back to his parents because there is no law that requires it.

I guess they would just have to let him be.

Darn ... clicked wrong button - didn't mean to "like" this, tried to reply.

Anyway, if mom and dad report him as a runaway, and the law permits MA cops to collect runaway juveniles, they will - and, legally, they may be obligated to. They would turn the child over to child services, and then child services would make arrangements for repatriation or other arrangements as the parents and the state of MO might choose.

If we got a runaway minor from MO here, we would be obligated to take him into custody and turn him over to child services. They would also have to either return him home or place him into a group home or foster care until arrangements for his return could be made. In my state we are unable to release an unsupported minor child onto the streets.

But, as has been pointed out, if mom and dad are supportive of his actions, then there will be no runaway report. No missing person report means no initial police involvement. And the issue is entirely moot unless he gets into legal trouble or needs medical care in MA.

 

[NellieBly]

Haha. I love the military, to be honest. I scored extremely high on my ASVAB, and I qualify for -VERY- good positions, which I don't think I should be naming on here.
I love the financial security, the job I'll have, the retirement age, the honor, duty, respect, and pride I would gain. I honestly think I would love my job.
I'll get to see the world, experience exciting new things, and all the while, save all of my money.
The military pays for your housing, your food, your insurance, your transportation... everything. I could save up all my money towards retirement. Which would be at 38, or, now days, 33. Pretty fantastic.
I want to stay in forever. I really, truly, honestly do. Which is why this one year of transition is important to me... I want to flex every ounce of freedom I have. I only have one more year of being a kid, you know?
ALSO, I think the VA pays for my medical insurance. My parents certainly don't.

You may as well move out and go on your merry way while you know everything.

I pity your mother and your girlfriend.