Q: Is there any possibility I can get my step parents custody revoked
I’m 17 and adopted I’ve been living with these people for about 6 year I wouldn’t even say living they won’t let me stay with them any more they put me in other locations to stay with people even to another state at one point I’ve never liked these people from the start they lie To people about me to make them self look good they are abusive mentally and physically, they threaten to stab me with knives and fork several times they would lock me in a room for many hours at a time and keep me isolated for no reason I want to just leave me alone I need to get away they just recently tried to steal money from me and creat more lies about me please help me
A: A stepparent (spouse of a parent) is not the same as an adoptive parent. If you were adopted in a Florida court, you would legally be their child, and subject to their control until you turn 18. You might want to see about getting emancipated.
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