Glencoe, OK asked in Child Custody and Juvenile Law for Oklahoma

Q: What can my friend do at the age of 16 about possibly moving out or getting away from his parents? We live in Oklahoma.

My friend is getting verbally abused by his parents and they are divorced he is 16 and he doesn't want to live with either of them. But he wants to stay in the same town that he is in now. Also he doesn't want to deal with DHS if possible.

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