17 Year old Wants to Leave Home

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I want to move out with my boyfriend I live in England but don’t know if I will get forced to come home because I am 17 my mum doesn’t understand anything I say she makes me want to kill myself

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Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to NRS. We are not legal experts, and it might be helpful to find out about pertinent laws in your state. However, we can say that emancipation can take a long time and/or be quite expensive. As for granting permission, parents can often grant permission for a youth to live with someone else, but again you would want to research your state’s laws about the limits of that permission. We hope this was helpful. If you have any other questions, we are available to talk or chat 24/7. Good luck

My 17 year old son would like to move out and live with a friend until 18. I have no problem with it as we haven't been close for years and typically have issues. If I give permission/consent for him to move out before his 18th birthday is that legally possible? He's got about 4 months until he's 18, which I know may not be long. But he came up to me a few nights ago and explained how he would like to move on with his life. I've read about emancipation but I don't think it's worth it for this short of a time period.