What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Missouri
I seek any advise and or help i can get on a most pressing matter. Here is my situation:
I have 3 boys, one who is 17 and has a serious relationship with a girl just down the street. Her home life is horrible, and i know her mom and have witnessed many times over how badly she treats her kids. When her daughter turned 17, she walked out of her house and walked right into ours! I worked with her mom and our house was not on her list of acceptable places for her to stay, but she was firm in her decision of staying with us. I managed to talk her into staying with her Aunt. It lasted a week and her aunt kicked her out because her son was caught smoking and when he got busted he said "I'll be 17 in 2 weeks and i can do whatever i want just like Tayler can" Tayler is my sons GF. After she was kicked out of her aunts house, the aunt, another aunt, and the mom came over and ASKED me to take her in. They also tried to get me to charge her for everything, hoping if i made it hard enough she will be forced to come home. The arrangement lasted about 5 months, and out of the blue, the mom went to a lawyer and they in turn went to the sheriff who was about to arrest me for harboring a runaway. Can they do that? Even though they asked me to take her in, can they throw me in jail for trying to help her and her family out. I have a bit of icing that will cap this off if you respond to my email. I want to make sure i wasn't just bullied by an inner circle of power our town displays at times.
Please, any help you might be able to pass on i would be most grateful!
Thank-you for your time and consideration,
-Mat
I seek any advise and or help i can get on a most pressing matter. Here is my situation:
I have 3 boys, one who is 17 and has a serious relationship with a girl just down the street. Her home life is horrible, and i know her mom and have witnessed many times over how badly she treats her kids. When her daughter turned 17, she walked out of her house and walked right into ours! I worked with her mom and our house was not on her list of acceptable places for her to stay, but she was firm in her decision of staying with us. I managed to talk her into staying with her Aunt. It lasted a week and her aunt kicked her out because her son was caught smoking and when he got busted he said "I'll be 17 in 2 weeks and i can do whatever i want just like Tayler can" Tayler is my sons GF. After she was kicked out of her aunts house, the aunt, another aunt, and the mom came over and ASKED me to take her in. They also tried to get me to charge her for everything, hoping if i made it hard enough she will be forced to come home. The arrangement lasted about 5 months, and out of the blue, the mom went to a lawyer and they in turn went to the sheriff who was about to arrest me for harboring a runaway. Can they do that? Even though they asked me to take her in, can they throw me in jail for trying to help her and her family out. I have a bit of icing that will cap this off if you respond to my email. I want to make sure i wasn't just bullied by an inner circle of power our town displays at times.
Please, any help you might be able to pass on i would be most grateful!
Thank-you for your time and consideration,
-Mat
