Q: My 16 year old niece wants to run away and come live with me again. She's self harming herself. Please help
My niece Katelyn has lived with her bio dad for less then a year. She was taken from bio mom and I was given temporary custody. We found her bio dad and now she's with him. I had her in counseling for cutting herself. Since being with her dad she's been verbally abused by her dad and his girlfriend. I've been on the phone with her during some of these attacks. As of Tuesday my niece Katelyn started cutting herself again which she hadn't done for well over a year. She's not in counseling and hasn't seen a doctor since being with her dad. She wants to run away and come live with us again or get emancipated. Please help I'm afraid she might hurt herself bad if she has to continue living with her dad.
Thanks Michelle
A: Do you still have custody under a court order? If you still have custody you may be able to have her come live with you. Is the father living in the same county as you live in, or a different county? Which county entered the court order? You can contact me by telephone for some further suggestions, but there are missing pieces of information in your question. Susan Cohen, Attorney at (916) 541-0047. My office is at 9521 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, California.
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