I'm 16, and I'll be going to college out of state next year (so I'll be 17 by then.) My best friend (currently 15, would be 16 by the time he'd run away) and I have been talking about getting him away from his family next year.
He's transgender, and his parents are extremely un-supportive, to the point where he's being moved to a different school because his parents believe our current school "made him transgender." His older brother is on the spectrum and has threatened him with physical harm, including banging on and breaking his door down when his parents were home. He's been close to hurting himself and has been suicidal, and despite going to the hospital for this his parents refuse to acknowledge anything or respect his identity. I believe CPS has been contacted recently, but there hasn't been anything serious enough to warrant taking him away from his parents and older brother.
We were talking about waiting a year so I can finish high school, and then either taking him out of Florida with me when I go out of state for college, or having him come to wherever I am separately. I would not be staying in a college dorm or on campus. But I really really don't want him to get in any trouble with the law. I'm scared if he gets sent back home, he'd get in more trouble with his parents, and I think he would be in danger of hurting himself.
I have a few questions, the most important one being if he turns 18 after running away, would authorities still be looking for him and/or return him home if he ran away as a minor?
If I turn 18 while he's staying with me, does that mean I'm a legal adult and can be responsible for harboring a runaway? Could I be held responsible at 17?
What kind of legal documents would one need when running away? If he can't get them when he leaves, what would you need to get them back?
He would most likely be considered a truant. Can he be arrested for not going to school? We would most likely have to wait until he's 18 to get a GED, so what can we do until then?
If he wanted to re-enroll in school, open a bank account, or apply for a job, even with all the legal paperwork necessary, could his name flag him down as a runaway in the legal system?
Thanks for the help, he's very important to me and I just want to get him out before it gets too bad for me to do anything.
He's transgender, and his parents are extremely un-supportive, to the point where he's being moved to a different school because his parents believe our current school "made him transgender." His older brother is on the spectrum and has threatened him with physical harm, including banging on and breaking his door down when his parents were home. He's been close to hurting himself and has been suicidal, and despite going to the hospital for this his parents refuse to acknowledge anything or respect his identity. I believe CPS has been contacted recently, but there hasn't been anything serious enough to warrant taking him away from his parents and older brother.
We were talking about waiting a year so I can finish high school, and then either taking him out of Florida with me when I go out of state for college, or having him come to wherever I am separately. I would not be staying in a college dorm or on campus. But I really really don't want him to get in any trouble with the law. I'm scared if he gets sent back home, he'd get in more trouble with his parents, and I think he would be in danger of hurting himself.
I have a few questions, the most important one being if he turns 18 after running away, would authorities still be looking for him and/or return him home if he ran away as a minor?
If I turn 18 while he's staying with me, does that mean I'm a legal adult and can be responsible for harboring a runaway? Could I be held responsible at 17?
What kind of legal documents would one need when running away? If he can't get them when he leaves, what would you need to get them back?
He would most likely be considered a truant. Can he be arrested for not going to school? We would most likely have to wait until he's 18 to get a GED, so what can we do until then?
If he wanted to re-enroll in school, open a bank account, or apply for a job, even with all the legal paperwork necessary, could his name flag him down as a runaway in the legal system?
Thanks for the help, he's very important to me and I just want to get him out before it gets too bad for me to do anything.
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