ok i am 16 yrs old the reason i am wanting to leave my dads is cause of his g/f and he has hit me in the past!

Question

and at the time of the custody battle my mother didnt have a house of her own and so there for she was made to give him primary custody of me and my 2 younger brother who also would like to live with my mom. My mom does give me and my 2 younger brother a little moere freedom but we are still kids and with my dad he doesnt let us go anywhere anr do anything with our friends. we cant even have anyone stay because of his g/f. when he hits me it is mostly because og his g/f and we dont like each other so she does aanything in her power to get me and my dad fighting and usually he belives her over me and my brothers. my mom has even asked them both what there problem with me is and they both say nothing. i have went to the cops in the town that i live in and i have went to the cops in the town that my mom lives in also i have contacted the DCFS and they sayed that without proof of him hitting me thee is nothing that they can do about it, and all of the ppl that has seen him they cant do muc

Answer 1

At 16 you can go to child services & ask to live elsewhere.
Would they take your brothers word of physical abuse?
Both parents should pay for your support, if possible.

Answer 2

Wow it is all certainly happening. I cant really give you the specific advice you need but i have been through some thing very similair. I ended up living with my dad with my sister. My two youngest sisters stayed with my mum. Initially we ran riot with my dad because he was very leniant and i have to say we did take the mick. But this changed when he got a girlfriend as it was pointed out to him that our behaviour was not appropiate. So he took us in hand. We didnt get on with our step mum for a long time and i too had actual fights. But i will say this when i look back i didnt make things easy although at the time i would deny this. You could also try some reverse Phycology where they are concerned. Tell your step mum you appreciate it may be hard for her where you and your brother are concerned, see what happens. I do hope some thing changes for you. But councelling or perhaps your Gp could help. or even a health visitor.

Answer 3

My husbands 17 year old son just came to live with us, we did nothing to make it legal his mother just told him to get out so he is with us now, i know in my state at age 14 the child is able to decide which parent they want to live with so you may want to talk with your mom and see if she is willing to go to family court so you can get it legal to live with her. I have noticed with my stepson that his mother was very overprotective of him as well that is why he is with us, they are generally only that way because they love you and want to protect you. I know it is pretty hard to understand that. With my stepson we sat him down the day he moved in and had him help us set the rules, and went over what we expected from him. We do have to enforce those rules but I do see the need for him to be a teenager as well to learn from his mistakes, granted it is nothing he cannot take care of himself.