I am 17 years old and live in Missouri. I do not get along with my mother at all, and it has gotten to a point where I can't handle it anymore. I have been told that in the state of Missouri at 17 (female) you are of legal age and that you can leave your parents house and they can't do anything about it. Is this true? My aunt has said that I can go and live with her, and I really do want to do that because I just can't take it anymore. So, any information on this would be helpful. Can I do this without my mother finding a way around it?
2006-10-07 13:02:11 · 10 answers · asked by KALAYY {♥} 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I will be 18 in May, and I could probably handle it until then but you don't know my mother. I have been held up since I was 9 years old and my second sister was born. I take care of my sisters, do laundry, dishes and clean the house. Not to mention I am a Junior in high school and have my homework. Sometimes I don't get to bed until 12pm. My mom wants me to get a job, but still expects me to do everything around the house. I feel like a slave who can't do anything right 98% of the time. I also feel like a mother to a 7 year old who doesn't listen, and a 10 year old who thinks the world owes her something. Yeah, I could handle it another year, and then I can take care of myself like I always have, with absolutely no help.
2006-10-07 13:34:35 · update #1
Some people on this post are a little confused by what it means to be emancipated. To be emancipated you would have to be able to prove to a judge that you are capable of supporting yourself without the assistance of your parents or other family.
If you want to live with your aunt then she can go to family court and file for custody of you. Family Court judges will typically take in to account the wishes of children above the age of 15 when it comes to custody cases between parents.
Your parents are legally responsible for you until you are 21. Meaning that if you leave the home and try and apply for public assistance that you will be rejected if you refuse to move back in to your parents home.
My advice Hon, stick it out another year and prepare yourself for your future as an adult. Start thinking about college and future employment so that when you turn 18 you can be a self sufficient adult.
Edit: I'm sorry you are having such a hard time. It's not fair that your mother has you doing so much. I can relate to you because growing up I had to act as a mother to my younger sisters because my mother was ill and unable to care for them. It robs you of your childhood.
But, I can tell you from experience that it prepares you for your future. You will be much more prepared then your friends for being a self sufficient adult. My heart goes out to you. I'm glad you have your aunt to lean on.
2006-10-07 13:31:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way that you can move from your mom's house without getting into any trouble is to get emancipated (which is where you go in front of a judge and basically tell them why your parents are unfit to raise you and why you're able to live alone or support yourself). If you want to live with your aunt, then you to have your mother sign guardianship over to your aunt. Other than that...then you're stuck living another year with your mother.
2006-10-07 13:10:02 · answer #2 · answered by Cam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The National Law is 18
2006-10-07 13:06:31 · answer #3 · answered by webwriter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can join the military at 17 and that would not only get you out of your mothers house you could also get to wash dishes, clean latrines, learn to take orders and do this all for your country.
2006-10-13 13:20:13 · answer #4 · answered by daydoom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The legal age is 18. Have you considered having your aunt, or another trusted family member talk to your Mom?
2006-10-07 13:12:59 · answer #5 · answered by mm06840 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your parents will ALWAYS tell you what you can or cannot do. They're parents and they love you. The rest is up to you. I don't know who you are, but please think this through, don't become another statistic. Try to work things out, but if they are too far gone, get some help. Your Aunt may be the answer, or she may be the one person who will give you the freedom to ruin yur life.
be safe.
2006-10-07 13:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by Mike Honcho 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
go to the family court house and see if u can get ancimated from your parents,,, it is where even though you are under age,, you can get out of your parents care,,, your mother should let you go stay with your aunt if you aren't getting along,, its not good for either of you to have that kind of relationship,,,
good luck to you,, do it on moinday,,
2006-10-07 13:12:15 · answer #7 · answered by thanks to our brave troops, 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
17 is considered legal for some things in MO, but not all. I live in MO. You can file with the courts if the living arrangements with your Mom are intolerable but you will have to explain yourself.
2006-10-07 13:08:28 · answer #8 · answered by goldielocks123 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
when you turn 18, your mom cant tell what to and what not to do
2006-10-07 13:04:57 · answer #9 · answered by The Prince 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
geez, you can't handle it for 1 more year?
then you are an adult and can enter into contracts, ect.. without their consent
2006-10-07 13:20:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋