Q: hi, i am 16 years old and need information about moving out in texas, but with legitimate reasoning.
i am 16 years old and i’m emotionally abused and there have been a few occasions of physical abuse and lots of physical threats. it’s gotten to the point where i need a way out and i have a friend who’s parents know the situation and i trust them wholeheartedly, they’ve opened their house to me if i ever need to leave but i don’t want to leave if it’s illegal. i have siblings that are NOT treated this way and i don’t want them to be removed from my parents. my parents are also foster parents (i am a biological child) and i don’t want charges pressed against them. i just need a way out that won’t cause major disruption; i need to know if i can legally live with my friend at 16
A: To legally leave you either need to be emancipated, which requires filing a suit in court and asking the court to find you should be able to be considered an adult, or wait until you are 17. Or, the best option would ask your parents to allow you to live with the friend and their parents.
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