Sometimes talking to a loved one, close friend, teacher, or therapist can really help. Though we are not legal experts, we can provide some general information.
Because you are not considered an adult, your parents will have the option to file a runaway report on your behalf. Running away is not illegal; it is considered a status offense. This means that it is wrong to do because of your age. If your parents file a runaway report and you have any interaction with the police, you can expect to be returned home.
As you consider running away, there are many details you may want to consider. We wish you all and only the best. In every comment you reply on If your not a legal expert Hello, and thank you for bringing up your concern! At the NRS, we work to connect youth in a wide variety of different crises with the appropriate tools and resources.
We are a national hotline, so our liners are trained to serve youth all over the country. While there are procedures that are generally followed across the board, laws and how police handle particular situations can differ from state to state and even from precinct to precinct. We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time. From what we gather about your story that is up to you.
If you would like to talk more in detail and share more about how we can help specifically, please call or chat soon. If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to or seek emergency assistance immediately. We hope to hear from you soon. Be safe, NRS. If you give her our information we can talk through her situation and brainstorm her options with her, she might be able to report the mistreatment.
We also can look for safe places near her if she needs to leave. Having a space to vent and explore options may often bring out a solution previously not thought of.
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If you would like to talk more in detail please call or chat soon. Take care, NRS". I go to my dads house every other weekend and I love it there. My mom is manipulating And wants everyone to take pity for her. She has emotionally abused me for years and sometimes has even physicaly.
I want to run away and go to my friends house. Hello, You mentioned some things that raise concern for your safety and well-being. If any harm or abuse is happening at home, you have the right to report it.
We are not experts on the issue, but generally once it's been reported, social services will either decide whether or not to take the case and further investigate. If they do take the case, they will send out someone from child protective services to do an investigation interviewing people in the household and from there they will decide the level of danger within the household.
It generally ranges from no danger the youth stays in the home, some services are given, and the case is closed , moderate danger they will provide family services with possible temporary displacement and high danger they will remove the youth from the home and offer certain services.
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Hey there, Thanks so much for reaching out. A runaway is a minor someone under the age of 18 who leaves home without a parent's or guardian's permission, and is gone from the home overnight. In most states, running away is not a crime; however, runaways and their parents or guardians can face legal consequences. Adults who encourage or hide runaways can be charged with a crime. Parents are legally responsible for caring for their minor children, even when the child is not living at home.
For example, parents can be responsible for their child's truancy unexcused absence from school when the child has run away. Parents should call the runaway's school daily to report the child's absence and let the school know that the child is a reported runaway. A minority of states classify running away from home as a status offense. A status offense is an act that is a violation of law only because of a youth's status as a minor.
Additional status offenses include truancy ; violating curfew ; underage use of alcohol ; and being "ungovernable," or beyond the control of parents or guardians. Consequences for status offenses include counseling and education, driver's license suspensions, fines and restitution, and placement with someone other than a parent or guardian. NRS provides free, confidential advice and referrals to local services for runaways and their parents and guardians in all 50 states. Minors run away for complex reasons.
The National Center for Mission and Exploited Children and the National Runaway Safeline have identified factors that put youth at an increased risk of running away:. Not all minors who leave home are runaways. The term throwaways or thrownaways refers to minors who have been forced by their parents or guardians to leave their homes without alternate care arranged.
Because the distinction between runaways and throwaways is not always clear, this article uses the term runaway to refer to both situations. Runaways are often in a difficult situation—it isn't safe for them to sleep on the street, but it might not be safe for them to return home, either. They are living apart from their parents or guardians, but as minors they lack the legal status to easily live independently for example, minors cannot enter into most contracts, such as a lease; nor can they be hired for many jobs.
Here is a discussion of the legal predicaments, rights, and options for runaways. Running away is generally not a crime, but as just described, it is a status offense in some states.
Regardless of whether a particular state recognizes running away as a status offense, police can always take runaways into custody. The options available to police include:. Parents or legal guardians can report a runaway to the police at any time.
Federal Law prohibits any law enforcement agency from establishing a waiting period before accepting a runaway-child report.
Runaways who are fleeing an abusive situation and do not want to return home should tell police about the abuse. The police must report child abuse to a county child welfare agency for further investigation; emergency shelter might be available. According to the National Runaway Safeline, between 1.
And statistically, many of them are fleeing home situations where they are being physically or sexually abused , their parents are involved in criminal activity or are battling substance abuse, or they have witnessed domestic violence directed at a parent. This is where it gets tricky! Allowing a minor who has run away from home to stay in your house without alerting the police and their parents, is illegal.
But what about a year-old? After all, Michigan prosecutes year-old defendants as adults all the time.
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