Can I move in with my 20 year-old boyfriend if I’m 17 without my parent’s consent?
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Can I move in with my 20 year-old boyfriend if I’m 17 without my parent’s consent?
My mother treats me horribly and I’m just tired of the emotional abuse. I do everything thing for her and my sister and she’s just ungrateful. So me and my boyfriend want to get an apartment together, but I don’t want to get him put in jail if the law says that we can’t stay together. So that’s why I went to know is it okay for us to get an apartment together.
Asked on April 19, 2011 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
I would hold off on that until you are either 18 or you petition the court to become an emancipated minor. You are very smart to consider what the consequences are for your boyfriend considering your age. Now, if you are in fact being mistreated I urge you to speak with someone that you trust - another adult I mean - that can help you come up with a plan of action to become emancipated, if Texas so allows. You need to have a means of supporting yourself, sometimes carrying health insurance, a place to live, etc. Maybe a friend and their parents can help until you can establish yourself. And then once you are emancipated look to make a new and happier life with your boyfriend. Good luck to you.
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