Imy bf is 17 and was living with me till his mom went to court and he is courtorderd to live with her now help
I live in Michigan and my 17 yr old bf was living with me till his mom went to court and some how made it so he is now court orderd to live with her. He was never in fromed or new any thing about court untill he was picked up by the cops and taken to a mental hospital she tried to put him in but they would not take him because they said there is nothing wrong with him. What do we and can we do so he can live here again. His conditions at home get very bad some times his has a very bad temper and every one says he was doing so much better here. So plz if u know who we need to call or what we need to do plz help!
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He's a minor. His mom has custodial rights. When he grows up and is a big boy then he can live on his own.
Most likely he will need to be emancipated which is a court proceeding where he proves that he is able to take care of himself. However, if he is close to 18, it may be better to just wait. If he is being abused, he needs to contact Child Protective Services.
My love ... first and foremost we can't assume to know the situation at home with this guy and his Mother but you first must realize that he's only 17 years old and you are still yet a baby also and there's not anything you can do about his Mother's courtorder considering he's not of legal age yet. For girls the legal age is 18 years old and for boys it's 21 years and I'm in the State of New York City. So what I'm saying is ... If you feel that his Mother is doing wrong by him and he's in an unhealthy relationship, your boyfriend will have to be the one to take measures against his Mother on his own behalf and not you! ... His Mother is still his legal guardian and not you! .. You can't dictate what his Mother can and/or cannot do about his living arrangements with you! ... She has a right 1. as his Mother to do whatever she wishes regarding himself, his life and whatever she chooses even if it's right or wrong or something you disagree with. 2. She has the overall right because she is his Mother and legal guardian and this supercedes anything you could ever do or call authorities about. So finally, it's back to the boyfriend ... If things are that bad then he should be the one initiating acts against his Mother or just sitting back and dealing with things until he is of legal age to do what he wants to do anyways!
It's really his decision and not yours but it needs to be addressed to his Mother BY HIM AND HIM ALONE AND NO ONE ELSE!
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He is 17. There is nothing you can do. The age of sufferage is 18, so until then, his parent or legal guardian gets to make all of his decisions for him.
Fortunately the answerer #1 shared what I wanted to say about his parents custodial rights, and while he is a minor there are other state laws such as age of consent. Try checking www.my5th.org. a website providing each States age of consent, hopefully it sheds more light to your dilemma. It was modeled after the fifth amendment in our US Constitution.
actually what needs to be done is take this womans rights away from her. take him to the local court and get him emancipated and when yall were in court why didnt u mention about his temper and how he was doing better
Well, as you now see, the cops were wrong. A 17-year-old cannot ‘come and go as they please’. They are a minor and therefore they are subject to the rules and authority of their parents.
It wouldn’t have mattered if you/he were in court or not. Mom still would have won. A minor does not have the legal right to decide to live with a girlfriend. And no court would allow him to do that against his parents’ wishes (it’s an inappropriate environment).
If there is abuse going on, then it needs to be reported. It will be investigated (they won’t just take his word for it), and if it’s found to be a valid claim, he’ll be removed from the home, but he will NOT be allowed to move in with you. They’d likely place him a relative’s home or a foster home.
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Regarding emancipation (since others have mentioned it), there are many reasons why emancipation is NOT going to happen in this case, and I won’t list them all, but I will list a few:
--the purpose of emancipation is NOT to allow a minor the ability to move in with a girlfriend.
--in order to be emancipated, one of the things he would have to prove is that he is capable of fully supporting himself (paying for rent, utilities, food, medical expenses, etc). That does not mean moving in with someone else and depending on them for help/assistance.
--Most importantly…in the state of Michigan, emancipation requires parental consent unless it’s a situation where the parents are failing to financially provide for the child’s basic needs. And obviously his parents are not going to consent to it and they are providing for his basic needs.
EDITED TO ADD THIS AFTER YOU ADDED ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
The police gave you completely inaccurate information. There is no law on the books or no loophole in the law that gives a minor the right to decide where they live. The police likely told you their department policy which (in some places) is that if the minor is close to the age of majority (18) and they are not living on the streets, they won’t voluntarily get involved without a court order. But that does not make it legal. It just means Mom has to take an extra step to force them to do their job.
It does not matter if it’s your parents’ home. And in fact, Mom could press charges (civil and possibly—depending on how the laws are written—criminal charges) against your parents for taking him in. It’s custodial interference.
And the court is not interested in everyone’s else’s opinion of how much better he’s doing. Unless there is (proven) abuse, Mom gets to decide where he lives.
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