can i just leave.?

Question

i am 17 and i live in maine. my parnts and me have been fighting like crazy and i want to leave and move in with my boyfriend, and my parnts are the type of people to call the cops and ive asked around and some people have said that the cops wont do anything. they will jsut leave me be bcuz i am 17. is this true? will they do anything?

my boyfriend is 19, and he still lives and home and pays rent there. so would they do anything?

okay. for 1 the legal age of concent in maine is 14 but it has to be within a 2 year age difference. and the acctual age of concent with out any age limit it 16 so he is not commiting any crime or am i. and why stay in a house where my hopes of collage or anything else are slim. if i moved in with him i would still continue to go to school and further my education. and another thing is i have been with him for 4 years. and he is 19 going on 20 i think that i have had enough time to consider that he is the one for me. and if not then like all yall say ill be 18 next year. but living in a home thats full of virbal abuse or living with myboy friend and roughing it out untill im 18. he is also making $15 an hour and still continuing. i guess i have my own answers. so why did i even come to u people for help

Answer 1

Yes - if you live with him and have sex, your boyfriend can be arrested and if convicted go to prison for unlawful sex with a minor.
The day you turn 18, you are free to do as you please, and he won't get in trouble because of it. Until then, protect him, and stick it out with your parents.

Answer 2

I am not sure why people are giving you the statutory rape idea, but the age of consent in Maine is only 16. You and your boyfriend are fine. As far as moving out, the police will not bring you back. You're parents will probably be shocked about this as well as many other people, because for some reason its assumed that the age is 18 throughout the United States. This is not the case in Maine.

On a side note, you may really want to consider this and not just move out of spite or anger. Having a rational plan should be your first step. Have you taked to his parents? Do you have a car? Do you have a license? Where will you attend school? Will you be attending college?

These and quite a few more are really what you should consider, because as nice as it is at 17, living with inlaws 10 years from now may get a little ugly.

Answer 3

You sound like me when I was your age!

When I was 16 I decided that I had enough of living under my Dad's roof, I knew what I wanted, and it was not to be ruled by him! I packed my bags and set out on my own, about 3 hours into my journey a patrol car stopped me and ask where I was going, I told him my story and he smiled and said here are your choices! Go home, and I will take you, or we go to the station and you will be placed into protective custody.

I chose the latter and spent 7 weeks in a detention center, and every week a social worker would come by and ask if I was ready to go home and every week I refused.

Finally, after my steadfast refusal, I became a ward of the State and was placed in a Foster Home.

You see a child is not emancipated until the age of 18 and your parents, or the State will assume the responsibility for you until you reach that age.

The "Boy Friend" nothing I can tell you about young love! I have been there and know that no one can tell you anything!

But your family, your Mom and Dad!

I did not know my Mom, my parents divorced when I was 4, my brother and I were raised by my Dad. I was so angry with him for so many years, and then one day he passed away!

It has been the biggest regret of my life!

Please reconsider your views about your parents, because I know the fighting at home is about your boyfriend and the changes your are making.

If the boyfriend really loves you he will not come between you and your parents.

Best of luck.

Answer 4

you could get emancipated via the courts. You need to also take a step back and take a good look at your bf. Are you sure you want to just go move in with the guy. What are you going to do, frollick all day and then have a baby. How much will he care then? I'm just saying , watch out for your own as* because no boyfriend is going to. They will tell you anything you want to hear. Next thing you know you'll be knocking on momma's door for help with your kids.Good luck. I left home at 16. Life is harder than you think.

Answer 5

You're getting ahead of yourself. It's not a question of whether they can stop you or not, because the fact is that the most they can do is delay it until you are of legal age, which is probably not more than 18.

The real question is what you are going to do next.

Do you honestly think the two of you are equipped to face the world alone? I seriously doubt it. You need to face the reality that you're choosing before you lock yourself into it for life.

Here's what I see: without a college education, you're either going to work for trailer-park wages for someone else, or open your own business. Are you prepared to open your own business? Know how to balance a checkbook, get expert advice on licenses, labor laws, taxes, marketing? It's one or the other, because there aren't an overabundance of "good jobs" for people WITH college degrees, you sure don't have a shot without one.

It's going to be hard living on two minimum wage incomes, how is it going to improve when you get pregnant and then you have three people living on one minimum wage income?

You'll be able to move out eventually. They'll throw you out eventually if you don't decide to leave. It's not so much a matter of WHEN you leave, it's a matter of whether or not you are prepared to make it on your own.

I think you are about to make an irreversible mistake.

Answer 6

Not that you should leave your parents. But I am pretty sure the age of independence is 18 in the state of Maine. If your boyfriend is over the age 18 (well any age) he is guilty of statutory rape if you two have had sex. Which can carry a heafty sentence and your parents are in full rights to bring the charges up against him because you are still considered a minor.

Answer 7

Seems like you need to stay home and go to school. Use spell check next time. Why play house with your boyfriend at seventeen. Live a little more your parents are worried you are cutting your life off. Give them a try for the year and see where it goes. You will be eighteen and maybe ready to try a different life give it time. You have the rest of your life to be an
adult.

Answer 8

Not sure what your states age is to allow you to leave but in Arkansas, unless you go to court and become emancipated, yes, your parents could call the police and have you brought back home. I don't know if they will do anything, but you would be violating the law and they would be bound, by law, to pick you up and return you home. I hope you find a resolution. Good Luck.

Answer 9

You're below the age of majority. And your boyfriend is committing statutory rape, unless you live in Texas or have both his and your parent's permission for what's going on. I think you should just do what your parents tell you (probably something like shape up and actually try getting good grades) and just stick it out. Lots of people "fight with their parents like crazy" and just deal with it. Try being the adult and not raising your voice when they do. They'll figure it out and leave you alone.

Answer 10

if you move out don't move in with your boyfriend this could blow up in your face later on. Sometimes u think u know someone and you don't know squat about them. Are there any friends(female)with a stable home life that you could stay with for awhile.