Q: Consequences for running away at 15?
Living with my adopted parents has gotten unbearable. I have access to my real family because my adopted parents are related to my family but were never in close ties with them. I've talked to my birth mom and grandmother and they've said that if it gets too bad to come by them but i wanted to know what would happen if I do that. My birth mom and grandmother are already talking to lawyers about getting me back in their custody because of how bad living with these people has been all my life. I've also heard that since I'm 15 i can choose which parent I want to live with and I just want to make sure this is true. Basically, I just want to make sure that if I do end up running away, that it wont amount to nothing.
A:
1) if you run away, you could end up a delinquent in Florida Parishes.
2) If your mother and grandmother think it is in your best interest to get you back, theynshould hire a custody lawyer.
3) You have some say, but not the only say about where you live.
4) If 1)-3) don't work and you are being physically abused, call 911. But you will end up in foster care.
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