my 15 yr old daughter has decided on her own to move in with her friends across the street a couple with two kids not related because shes bored at home the couple tolsd me and her their police friend sasifd i as her legal parent cant legally force her to come home i dont like her staying there because the father influences her to much does anyone know if this is true a 15 yr old can just move out no matter what her mother says
If this is real.... which I doubt it is.... YOU have lost all control.....
Good luck
That's bullsh**. She is a minor and you are her parent. I believe it's technically considered kidnapping if they allow her stay knowing that she doesn't have your permission. If it were me, the police would be knocking on their door ASAP and escorting my daughter back across the street to her HOME.
Hugs to you. Teen agers are hard. I'm dreading the teen years with my girls knowing how hard I was on my mom at that age.
no a 15yr old can not move out and stay gone with out a parents say so.
I checked and found that you've posted just one other time -- two years ago, and then it was about your 13 and 17 year olds "running wild." It sounds like your home has an ongoing problem with the children running things and running you.
No child at 15 can leave home in this way. Why would you listen to and believe what the adults say someone they claim is a police officer told them? It's a lie. Call the police and tell them your underage child has run away and you know exactly where she is and want police or child protective services help in bringing her home. I think it is possible that she is telling this other family tales about what is happening in your home, so they will think she needs their shelter. Be prepared for the parents and maybe the police to question you about why your child is not living with you and why you allowed her to leave. Tell them you did not realize that under the law she could not leave.
I would also consider moving if I were you and had any way at all to move elsewhere. As long as you live near this family, the pull on your daughter will be strong. But she cannot legally just leave unless you let her.
It sounds as if your family situation has not improved over these two years and the children are still wild. Please consider getting family counseling immediately. If cost is an issue, go ask your local city or county health department about free or sliding-scale fee counseling, or see your local women's center for help. You also should check into parenting classes immediately, focusing on how to parent a teenager, but if you don't get those classes right away, you're going to be too late. And do not believe what teenagers tell you.
You have definitely won the "most dramatic family" award. I found it interesting that you have asked two questions - both of which imply that your kids are out of control. I wonder if there's some common element at play?
Is the teen girl still living with you and your teen son from your 2010 question?
But overall (except for the lack of punctuation/grammar), what an excellent second question!
And we'd love to hear your opinions should you choose to answer any questions. :)
Legally, your daughter will not be an adult until she's 18. That means YOU are responsible for her, whether or not you want to be. I advise that you contact the guidance counselor at her school about programs for troubled teens.
Advise your daughter, and the neighbors, that if she does not come home that you will report her as a runaway and inform the police of where she is staying. The neighbors can get in trouble for harboring a runaway. She is underage and YOU are responsible for her. Good luck.
Im just wondering if the law says that you are still financially responsible for them if they decide to leave? Food for thought... For you and your daughter.
No, she cannot. You go tell the neighbors to send your daughter home or you will be calling the police. A 15 year old does not get to decide where she lives; you as the parent decides that and no one has a legal right to keep you from your child!
Call the police NOW
NO, D., you are responsible for your kids till they turn 18. This means your 15yr old daughter can't just up and move into the neighbor's house and I find it hard to believe that JSO would tell you or anyone else that you can't force her to come back home. Sounds like your child is running wild and you can't control her. If you don't get a grip now, she will likely end up in trouble like the rest of the youth we have running around in Jax and Op!!
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