Q: I am 16 years old and pregnant. My boyfriend is 17. Can I legally move in with him without my parents permission?
My boyfriend still lives at home with his parents who think the world of me, and I them. Actually, his family is a lot more supportive of me than my own family. I would love to be able to move in with him and his parents. But I am concerned about all the “LAWS” with things like this in Alabama. I don’t want to have my parents sending the sheriff’s dept.to pick me up, anybody going to jail. Because I know that if I move out, it will be ABSOLUTELY AGAINST MY PARENTS PERMISSION. But, them getting mad & not speak to me for a few days is one thing, but getting the law involved is another.
Any answers that you could give this confused & not sure what to do, Alabama girl would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VALUABLE TIME THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN TO READ & ANSWER THIS PROBLEM I HAVE!!!
A: No you may not move out of your parents home into your boyfriends home. If you do, they can be arrested for interference with custody and you can also be charged as a juvenile offender for ungovernable. The age of majority in Alabama when you can decide what to do on your own is 19. However at 18, most police departments won’t make a child come home if they have turned 18 already. So unfortunately unless they sign for you to marry the baby’s father, there is no way for y’all to live together even though you have a child together. Good luck!!
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