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Is running away illegal? How old do I have to be before I leave home? What is emancipation? We can address these legal questions and more about runaway and homeless youth on this board.
I turn 17 in a few months and I want to leave. When I turn 17 if I run away to a different state and I get a job and my own apartment if my mom files me as a run away and they find me can they force me to go back?
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