Q: Will the family I am staying with get in trouble?
My mom left me at home for almost 6 months by myself and I went to school for the rest of the school year until the COVID broke out. She gave me permission to stay at my friends house for the rest of summer until I was ready to go with her to Florida where she was at. I asked her permission to go to North Carolina Which we agreed with two other people present in the room but she immediately disagreed when I told her I had gone. Claiming she would get the family I’m staying with into trouble for kidnapping me and she kicked me out. I turn 18 in 3 months what can I do? Will they get into trouble?
A: I’m sorry you are going through this. Until you are 18, your parent calls the shots on where you live. Perhaps you can try speaking with her again about this in a calm manner, since you are three months from being 18. But if she doesn’t agree to it, then you have to go with her until you are 18. -Homer P. Jordan IV, Esq. 404-620-1558
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