how can i leave home at 16?

Answer 1

You can't.

Answer 2

If you have an unsafe family situation, you can go to the police or child services and you may get legally removed from your home. If you just want to "run away", think it over. I ran away when I was in high school (for 4 days, but still) and it was horrible. My parents closed my bank account, canceled my cell phone, and changed the code on our alarm system (so I couldn't come into the house without triggering it). My car was at my house (my parents would have been able to find me if I was driving it), so I had to hitch rides from various friends every day. I was staying in a different house every night; luckily I had friends whose parents were understanding. I only had the clothes on my back and I had to wash them every day. I had absolutely no money. I thought if I ran away every day would be like a party - well, it wasn't. It sucked. A lot.
My mother finally came to my school and we talked things over - everything turned out okay in the end, but the point is, it's not worth it.
If you are having a problem with your parents or other members of your family (that doesn't include any form of abuse) then you may just want to consider sitting down with them and having a talk. Tell them (without yelling, whining, or interrupting) what's wrong and what you are going through. If you present your issues in a responsible way, you may be surprised to see how willing your family members are to change some things.
Best of luck.

Answer 3

I wish I knew more about why you would want to think you could. Do you have money to rent an apartment, pay bills, and buy food. 16 is a difficult age since you are grown up with your own ideas but usually not able to be self supporting. If you are being supported by parents, you should listen to them and try to work things out until you are old enough to be on your own. Funny thing is then you will understand better why 16yr olds belong with parents. ( Unless of course you are being truly abused in which case you should look up the county dept of social welfare and get some help from child protective services) I bet there is someone who cares about you and is trying to help you, no?

Answer 4

Well, many young people have had to face this one. That question shows up on this site quite often. It is sad and serious.

My husband left home at 16, lived with a friend, knocked around and then joined the Navy. He has a good mind and landed a 'desk job', traveled, learned a lot. Not that it was all good...Basic Training just about killed him! He had to struggle through college (financially). It was real rough going for a long time! Now, he has his own business and is doing well.

His father was a drunk, womanizer, beat him all the time (starting at age 5). Pretty crummy, huh? Life can be really hard!

Okay, having said all that...If you can stick it out for a couple of more years, do! You need a roof and food. If you can't stay home any longer, do a search on the Internet...Google it. Write in things like "Teen looking for home..." or "Shelter for run away..." etc. Do a THOROUGH BACKGROUND CHECK on organizations that offer help!Think of friends who might take you in. This is nothing to be ashamed about! People love to help...look at this site...so many concerned answers, etc.

You don't say much and so I don't know how much you have contributed to your family problems. Try to look at how you can be more cooperative!

If your parents are inmature, just plain bad parents, then that is very tough. They may be doing 'their best', but are ignorant on 'child rearing...many people are!!!!

Bottom line to all this...you're not alone, stick it out if it is at all tolerable, get real creative as to how you can make your life work. You just need more time, more age.

Many great men and women have had to overcome unbelivable home lives...many of us have to re-raise ourselves!

Answer 5

I left home at 16 to go to college. I had been planning it since I was 12.

I took extra classes during the summer and an extra class every semester when I was in high school in order to graduate at 16. I took out loans and worked part-time in the resident students' cafeteria in order to pay for college myself (I also had some scholarships, which helped.)

When I graduated from college I was 19 and able to fully support myself.

Doing anything other than acquiring the job skills you need to be self-supporting just piles on trouble for you later on. You need to be able to earn enough money to live on if you want to survive, and the only way to do that is to get job skills that will enable you to do that.

(Living away from home when you're under 18 carries its own problems: most doctors won't treat you without permission of a parent or guardian, you cannot legally sign rental agreements or other contracts, and there are other difficulties.)

I left home at 16 because my father, who is bipolar, made life at home a living hell. But I knew I had to get job skills, and education gave me the best shot at independence.

Unless you are being physically or sexually abused at home, your best chance to not make a mess of your life is to stick home out until you have at least a high school education, then go away to a college somewhere. College costs are manageable for anyone who is not afraid to work hard. Once you have a degree in something, you have a way to support yourself.

Teen-agers who try other methods of leaving home, like dropping out of school and running away, or in the case of girls, moving in with a boyfriend, usually find they've jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire. They end up living from hand to mouth, so to speak, and generally not surviving very well.

If you are being physically or sexually abused at home, then tell some adult you trust who can get you protection.

Good luck.

Answer 6

If you want to get out so badly,and skip legal criteria,you could commit a crime that is worthy of a few years in jail,that'll "sure" get you out of there; BUT, I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT, JAIL IS NO WALK IN THE PARK !!!!
To gain emancipation,legally, you'll need to prove to a judge,in court, that your school grades are at a good level,& convince him that they will stay that way if you're on your own.
You must also prove you already have a steady and reliable means of self-financial support ,i.e. A "JOB" ! In addition ,you cannot already be involved in any ongoing legal issues that are pending against you,criminally.
It would likely be easier to see if there isn't a family relative you could go live with, that your parent(s) would agree with.
Perhaps, you could try giving "foreign exchange student " a try .
Better yet, unless you're being inhumanely abused in your current setting, you might try working things out with your folks.

Answer 7

it depends upon your state.
in some states you can get married and leave when you are as young as 14.......... with your parent's approval.
for the most part to leave at 16 you'd need to get emancipated (which is a difficult, expensive and legal process) or runaway (which is a stupid idea that could leave you dead)
if there is ACTUAL abuse going on, you could consider a runaway shelter in your area.

I left home when i was 18. I don't regret it as it made me who i am today. but it was undescribably hard to pay rent AND go to school, but it's completely do-able.

Answer 8

If you have a job, and a place to live that is a safe place for you, you can go before the courts and become emancipated. You can leave home. I would think twice unless you are being abused.

Answer 9

If you live in the US in most states you can't. You are still considered a minor and you need an adult to be responsible for you. If conditions at home are intolerable you can go to
he Department of Family and Children Services. They are in the phone book under county agencies. It may be listed children services.

Answer 10

Im not really sure if you can but try and wait until your at least 18. get a stable job and go to college that way you'll be able to earn alot of paper once you graduate. Good luck

Answer 11

i would not u can leave at 17 u can do anything when u are 16 are u going to live withc a friend that ok but living on ur own i dont thing so i thing u should live with a gurl friend or your best friend ?