RE: My girlfriend is 17 can she run away to my house
Hello there,
Thank you for reaching out to us here at the National Runaway Safeline. From what you have told us about your situation it sounds like you are going through a very tough time right now. It must be pretty frustrating for you to want to help your girlfriend, but not really sure on what you can really do within the state laws in Louisiana. You stated that she is currently receiving some abusive treatment at home, do you know if she has ever tried reporting it? No one deserves to be treated that way. Especially at home when you are supposed to feel love and trust within one another.
Unfortunately here at the NRS we aren’t legal experts here, so we can’t tell you in definite terms what would happen to someone that is 17 and planning on leaving home. Certain laws do vary on state to state and even sometimes it will depend on how the local police chose to handle a runaway youth. Some states view 17 as being a legal adult, while others it’s going to be 18 years old. So our advice would to be to get into contact with your local police by calling their local non-emergency number and asking them hypothetical questions about like what a runaway is, what age a person can leave an unsafe home, etc.
It is good that you are doing so much to get your girlfriend in a safe and comfortable environment. Sounds like you really care for her. How do you think her parents would react if she were to leave home and move in with you and your family? Do you feel that they might file a runaway report on her?
Hello there,
Thank you for reaching out to us here at the National Runaway Safeline. From what you have told us about your situation it sounds like you are going through a very tough time right now. It must be pretty frustrating for you to want to help your girlfriend, but not really sure on what you can really do within the state laws in Louisiana. You stated that she is currently receiving some abusive treatment at home, do you know if she has ever tried reporting it? No one deserves to be treated that way. Especially at home when you are supposed to feel love and trust within one another.
Unfortunately here at the NRS we aren’t legal experts here, so we can’t tell you in definite terms what would happen to someone that is 17 and planning on leaving home. Certain laws do vary on state to state and even sometimes it will depend on how the local police chose to handle a runaway youth. Some states view 17 as being a legal adult, while others it’s going to be 18 years old. So our advice would to be to get into contact with your local police by calling their local non-emergency number and asking them hypothetical questions about like what a runaway is, what age a person can leave an unsafe home, etc.
It is good that you are doing so much to get your girlfriend in a safe and comfortable environment. Sounds like you really care for her. How do you think her parents would react if she were to leave home and move in with you and your family? Do you feel that they might file a runaway report on her?
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