Can a seventeen yr old leave home without the mothers consent?

I feel for you, I really do. this is going to largely depend on your states regulations i can only provide my own expirence with this sorta thing and the best thing i can tell you if the child is not considered a legal adult (18 in most states some are as low as 16 that i know of) then the parent or legal guardian has the right to make any demands of the child outside of abuse. now abuse can be physical or emotional. if you are worried about an abuse situation it may be the hardest thing you have ever had to do but call CPS (child protective services) they can give you information about your rights and abilities. My grandma was a wonderful woman and cared much like it seems you do for all her grandkids, and i tell you she called CPS on her own son because he wasn't doing right by them. lemme tell you it straightened up his act in a hurry. in the end it will go one of two ways either it will cause the parents to rethink their moral compass and parenting decisions or they will decide that your attacking them. it's dangerous territory, it worked out in my family but there are no gurntees.

Is her mother that cruel to her? If you don't know, try to witness it. Watch the whole scene. If her mother is really cruel to her, I think you can press charges against her for child abuse or cruelty. I think you should have her live with you if she's terrified of her own mother. I don't know much else what you can do, but you can just contact a police if you truly know what is going on.

In canada you can legally live on your own when you are 16

Just talk to the mother and ask her if she can stay with you for a little bit and have the one with the poor grades go to after school help and get her a tutorer

Try to talk to the mother. Maybe the two of you can establish rapport. You may even find that she is having problems getting the children to follow orders. It is hard raising children especially teens. You might want to talk nice to the mother; you might find out more info then what the kids are telling you. Kids, especially teens, tend to tell you what they want you to hear. Talk to the mom even if it hurts, and try to understand her. This may help you to find out the truth and maybe you can get in and give the children the help that they need. If this doesn't work you can try your state laws because you may be able to get visitation because you are the childrens paternal Grandmother.

To answer your question,
The only way a teenager could leave there home is if the state takes them out of their home.
Sometimes you can tell social services and they will do an investigation, and if they find proof of abuse then they will remove them from their home.....


Best of luck

Hi, I'm Jessica and I am 17 years old and I dnt want to live with my mother either she is nut's...I have been trying to leave here sence I was 14 and all the cops ever told me is that I couldn't leave her until I was 18 which I tink is retarded. At my home we can' have sota or any kind of snacks all we can drink is water, the only thing I can tell you is to keep trying cuz that's what I am doing!

But I'm pretty sure she could lve with you if you try hard enough.

My ex-daughter-in-law tells my granddaughter she knows she would not be unhappy if she was with me but she is jealous and wants to have that kind of relationship with her herself. My granddaughter says her mother always blames everything on me even when I'm not around. She says why does mom do that? I told her I guess its because she hates your dad and I'm his mother.

No you cant.. Well not in ireland anyways