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Can I move out 5 months before 18 Bday?
I am going to be 18 in january. I need to know if I can leave. I have somewhere to go, I have a job and will be a manager when I am 18. What will happen if I leave? If I'm not in danger and I have somewhere to go, will I be forced home? My mothers trying to quit my job. I live in Connecticut if helps.
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By law parents are legally responsible for their children until their 18th birthday. If you leave home without permission your mom can declare you a runaway and have the police find you and drag you home.
If you were closer to 17 then you are to 18 it might be worth trying to be declared an emancipated minor. Given the cost involved for the lawyer, the time it takes to do the legal work and get in front of a Judge; honestly it would not be worth the money for you would be 18 or just about to turn 18.
My advise is, if you have graduated high school, have no desire to go to college and this job is your career type job. Then go talk with the local police department and see how they would handle it if mom were to declare you a runaway. The fact you are a high school graduate and this is a career type job gives the police some wiggle room as to how they would view moms complaint. By talking to the police first could save you a lot of heartache while also allowing you to do what you want.
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