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vanessamoss

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? louisianna my daughter has ran away a numerous of times she is 15 right now and will be 16 in aug .i have an 8&10yr old who is very sick of her pulling the stunts for no apparent reason .my husband and have been thruogh the juvenile system several times behind this and nothing has been done .i have even tried ti have apolice friend of mine to try and scare her straight she found that very amusing .she desnt want to go to school anything mention of school she runs off.what age would she be legal to be held resonsible to her own actions?
 


seniorjudge

Senior Member
Tell her to get a full-time job and support herself 100%.


When she gets mad and leaves, change the locks on the door.
 

Raptoer

Member
(for legal advice, skip to bottom)

Don't try to scare her into staying, I don't think that will work.

Why is she running away? if you can identify that, you hopefully can teach her not to run away from her problems.

If it is a domestic issue (something within your family) don't let her have her way, next time she has a problem she will just run away again.

does she run away for a night, then come home? or will she never return?

is it just to gain general attention? is it running away from a problem? is it running away to cool off, or think?

Why doesn't she like to go to school? is it boring? useless? is there a very specific reason, or it just "I don't like it"?

You might be able to say that next time she runs, you aren't coming for her, and that from then on she is on her own. The problem with that is if she ignores it, and runs, then comes home. You have to let her back in, but at the same time that shows her that she can leave whenever and come back whenever.

At 15 yrs old, she probably isn't ready to live on her own yet, I know I certainly wasn't.

Honestly I don't have any good solid advice for you. You don't have to answer the questions I asked, they were more for your thoughts. One thing I do know is don't try to force her home using the law, none of their possible solutions are good.

Go to a professional who deals with teenage psychiatry or counseling.

As for legal advice, she is held accountable for her actions, regardless of age, the question is, are you held accountable for her actions. And the answer is until she is 18, yes. If she runs away, and you do not attempt to retrieve her, child protective services will probably take a look at your family, and see if you are unfit to raise your children.
 
(for legal advice, skip to NEXT POST)

Don't try to scare her into staying, I don't think that will work.

Why is she running away? if you can identify that, you hopefully can teach her not to run away from her problems.

If it is a domestic issue (something within your family) don't let her have her way, next time she has a problem she will just run away again.

does she run away for a night, then come home? or will she never return?

is it just to gain general attention? is it running away from a problem? is it running away to cool off, or think?

Why doesn't she like to go to school? is it boring? useless? is there a very specific reason, or it just "I don't like it"?

You might be able to say that next time she runs, you aren't coming for her, and that from then on she is on her own. The problem with that is if she ignores it, and runs, then comes home. You have to let her back in, but at the same time that shows her that she can leave whenever and come back whenever.

At 15 yrs old, she probably isn't ready to live on her own yet, I know I certainly wasn't.

Honestly I don't have any good solid advice for you. You don't have to answer the questions I asked, they were more for your thoughts. One thing I do know is don't try to force her home using the law, none of their possible solutions are good.

Go to a professional who deals with teenage psychiatry or counseling.

As for legal advice, she is held accountable for her actions, regardless of age, the question is, are you held accountable for her actions. And the answer is until she is 18, yes. If she runs away, and you do not attempt to retrieve her, child protective services will probably take a look at your family, and see if you are unfit to raise your children.
There... I fix'd it for you.
 

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