Q: Hi, I have a question so me and my girlfriend are both 17 about to be 18 in 7 months And we were thinking of moving in
moving in together right now I live with my parents but I am planning to move out when I turn 18. I already talk to them and they said she can come but her parents say she can’t move out till she’s “20” if she Would come with me can they call the police to force her to come back? Or anything like that? I searched it up and it said they can’t as she made the decision to leave but I live in Chicago IL i don’t know if it’s different here
A: You are both past the age of consent in both Ohio and Illinois. Once you are both 18, you will both be at the age of maturity. At the age of maturity, you are both adults and your girlfriend's parents cannot have the "police to force her to come back". The exception would be if your girlfriend was mentally incompetent, but you do not state anything to that effect in your question.
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