Is it legal to move in with my 21 year old boyfriend?

Okay. Here's the deal. I'm 17 and I have a 21 year old boyfriend. We both live in Texas. And we have been together for seven months. Which means we were together when I was 16. My parents hate us being together. I hate living at home with their constant negativity they have towards him. They bad mouth him constantly and I cannot take it any more. My sister doesn't support me at all either. She claims she will get my parents to press charges and get a restraining order on him. Can they do that without my consent?? Is there any way I can legally move out of my parents home without having to be emancipated? I've been doing research on it and I read that police will not take you home, they will just make you call your parents and tell them that you are okay and where you are.

My question is can I live with my 21 year old boyfriend and him not get arrested for housing me??

It's really getting to be unlivable at my house. I want out. My birthday is in September and I will be 18 then. 8 months seems like a really long time. Especially when I'm living in these conditions. I hardly even get to see my boyfriend. So is it at all possible for me to leave without their consent and live with my boyfriend??

A helpful reply would be greatly appreciated.

this aint help full but you are gona have to wait.. 8 months is a long time expecially whwn your waiting for somthing..
this just also sounds like the story of my birth. my mom was the same age as you and her and mydad had been daing since she was 15. ironicly her birthday was also in september. so she had a little me and got her dumb ass out of the house. my mom and dad aint to gether. I know neither of them well . and do not know my brother at all.
no to scare you but just dont do that.. but look up texas law and see if you can.. consent age in kentucky is 13 and it really conservative probably more than texas.

of you do this your paretns will be able to call the police on your boyfriend claiming kidnapping and they can take you back home becos you are under 18 so you are their responsibility until you turn 18, no matter what you tell them they can force you to stay at home until you move out, 8 months isnt a long time at all, if your boyfriend loves you and is committed to you only then he will wait for you to turn 18 so you can move out. But there has to be a reason for them not to like him, does he treat you right? I hope he is worth losing your family for.

hey...omg...I feel soo bad. and it is so cute that you really like your boyfriend. anyways...if you truly love him and if he truly loves you...go for it. who gives a flying you know what! lol. ok. if you are afraid to move in with him because you are too young...dont worry about it. just slowly pack untill you are 18 and on your b-day just leave. and mean while...pretend you guys broke up. so your family will leave you alone. besides you dont see him very often anyways. so it is not like you cant pull it off. I hope everything turns out ok. I wish you the best of luck. xoxo

You only have two options. getting emancipated or waiting untill you are 18.

The word 'emancipation' literally means to become free from the control or restraint of another. In the context of emancipated minors, emancipation is essentially a legal procedure whereby children become legally responsible for themselves and their parents are no longer responsible (financially or otherwise) for their children. Thus, emancipated children are freed from parental custody and control and essentially become 'adults' in many ways.

Parents generally have the legal right to custody and control of their unemancipated minor children. Parents can decide where their children will live, what school they will attend, what medical treatment they will receive, and what religion their children will practice. An emancipated minor, on the other hand, is free from such custody and control.

Emancipation in General

As soon as an individual turns 18 he or she legally becomes an adult and is automatically emancipated from such parental custody and control. Likewise, when a minor marries or joins the armed forces (with parental consent and permission from the court), he or she becomes emancipated from his or her parents.

Although in some states a minor can become emancipated simply by declaring himself or herself emancipated, in California a minor over the age of 14 has to petition the court and obtain a declaration of emancipation from a judge Ö a complex proceeding.

Some parts of the United States have quite liberal procedures. Louisiana and Puerto Rico, whose legal systems rely heavily on European law, allow parents to confer a limited form of emancipation on their children with very little interference from the judicial system. A number of states or regions such as Illinois and the Virgin Islands also allow an expedited form of emancipation with parental consent, although this legal procedure is only designed for older teenagers.
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my answer is that if you guy love each other so some you can live with him but I will say to you you can when you become 18 because you can do anything you want then
Since I was 18 year old I live with my boyfriend not we are 21 and we live togther about 3 year and almost half in a year bye I am so happy live with my boyfriend and
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this is me again I am sorry what you are going too because when me and my boyfriend when we want to spend a lot of time with each other we coludn't beacuse my parent hate me to go out with a any guy but I readlly love him so much.
He love me to but we can not spend anytime I wait about nine month
when I come 18 year old I let my parent and when to my boyfriend and
since then we are happy and we love each other
I jsut want to say that yes is legal to move with your boyfriend that is 21 year old you should wait untill you become 18 year old
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from My reserach and legal experience, to be totally sure that you can run away from home and not be forced to come back by your parents, you have to be 18 years old. By law, this makes you into an adult, and what ever your parents say to the police, they cant do ANYTHING after you turn 18. I think with all sincerity, if they make up a lie to the police, your parents can even get in trouble with the law for purjury.
I know, trust me I know its a long time,..... but my advice is, BEFORE YOU TURN 18, make plans with your boyfriend about what you guys can do to make the situation better for both of you. As soon as your 18, get married ASAP, becuase the marriage license proves by law that neither of you were forced in marriage. Remember that there is a district judge present at the wedding, and after that, nothing that your parents say can go against you, becuase again, you are protected by the law!! . Best of wishes,, make your life the best you and and your boyfriend wanted to be like, not what your parents or someone else wants. It your life, your descision, your choice.

I dont know how long this has been on here but I am going to put in some of my own advice.. I was living with my parents and as soon as I turned 17 years old I left their house under false hope. I thought that I could live on my own without them and I took the risk of them calling the cops on my boyfriend who is also 21 but he just turned last August. If living at your house is really that unbearable this is what I did. I went to go talk to the cops that lived in my city and I told them that on this date at this time I will be leaving my house and that they were going to get a phone call from my parents and even though in Missouri you are NOT a legal adult since I am a female ( Rights are different and males are of legal age in Missouri to move out when they are 17 yet females can not) and they told me that they only thing that I really had going for me was that I was going to have a house to live in, I would have someone to support me and I had to keep going to school. I am now 18 years old so my parents cant do anything but I know where you are coming from and if it gets down to where you just can not be there what so ever I suggest that you go and talk to the law inforcement. No matter how much teens hate them and think that they are only out to get us they actually help us out when we need it the most.

So sorry I was arested at 17 3 months before my birthday! I moved out but the guy I moved in with was 22 BUT WERE MARRIED NOW! So to save on jail, court and all that drama hang in there

Hey im kind of in the same situation as you. The thing is if your 17 you can legally move out of your home and the police will not force you to come home. they will locate you to ensure your safety but wont force you back. However, in my situation, my boyfriends parents are the ones that said that they would take me in. I dont know if you can move in with your boyfriend without some form of financial support such as his parents. but also, 7months isnt a long time, you dont want to get put into a bad situation if ya'll break up. my boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years but were cool no matter what. plus since I will be with his parents then it wouldent put me into a bad situation.

I dont think that your relationship is bad at all. I am turning 17 and my boyfriend is turning 22, 8 days before me..and we get along great. we hope to start a family and move in together as soon as im out of school. I have one more year left. he is planning on going into the navy soon too, so I am going to be alone for a while. I think that will only bring us closer. but no..I dont think what you are doing is bad at all.

I DID NOT HAVE TO READ YOUR POST NO IT IS NOT LEGAL TO MOVE IN WITH A 21 YEAR OLD YOUR MOM HAS CUSTODY OF YOU AND UNLESS SHE IS WILLING TO LET YOU MARRY HIM YOU ARE NOT AN ADULT THEREFOR IT IS NOT LEGAL ...

`JUST WAIT TILL YOU ARE 18 ITS IN A FEW MONTHS JUST HANG ON your PARENTS CANT TELL you what TO DO SO HANG ON THERE

YOUR PARENTS WOULD HAVE TO GIVE HIM LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP OF YOU,
FOR YOU TO MOVE IN WITH HIM . . ALSO , I BELIVE HE WOULD HAVE THEN SIGN FOR YOU , TO ACTUALLY MARRY HIM , ONCE HE IS YOUR GUARDIAN ..
MY FRIEND DONE THAT AND HE HAD A WONDERFUL WIFE BUT BLEW IT ALL AND THERE WAS MANY YEARS BETWEEN THE COUPLE BUT HEY AGE IS JUST A NUMBER.. IN STATE PA , IF YOUR 16YRS OLD YOU CAN MARRY ANYONE OR LIVE WITH ANYONE ( NO PREDATOR) BUT THERE MUST BE LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP ..LIKE A 16 YR OLD GIRL , WITH A 22 YR OLD GUY OR VISE VERSA.

get pregnat or go to a state or contry where you can get married

If you really want to be with him , and live with him get married in Maryland the law there is more leinent , And if you have anymore questions about this email me at (No public emails ok.) make the subject marrage so I know , I can provide you with more info , and maybe you can help me out as well , thank you for your time

I tell ya what give it about 30 days or so and I think it will be ok. . . . .
Actually in Texas I believe it would be legal
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/Table_Emancipation.htm
But you may want to look it up yourself.

as long as you have a place to go and stay then you can move it.. by law in texas a 17 yr old can move out. I did and im 17.. but now im back at home

girl, you are young. no offense but I would't look at him good either if he dated you at 16 and he is over 20. honestly...sometimes people get sprung at a young age then when they get older, they finally wake up and realize it's not the end of the world when *** happens like this. maybe your parents and sister just cares about you and looking after your safety. I'm 22 and a mother myself. I wouldn't like it. maybe at 17, I would've agreed with you, but I think you should wait. I'm still with my boyfriend, and we've been together for 2 years and I still don't believe in absolute true love. I think in the beginning, love feels so great and you just feel so happy all the time, then after awhile, sometimes things just fades slowly. ESPECIALLY when you start living with someone. I'm guessing you guys never lived together right? things are completely different when you live with that person, unless you are away from each other for a lot of hours. I'm just speaking of reality. my sister is 17 and turning 18 next month. I don't even approve of her dating older guys, especially if she even has guy friends at 23. why? because usually they take advantage of younger girls and just want to get in your pants. sorry, just speaking my mind.

I am in almost the exact situation you are in. I am 16, my boyfriend is 20, I am almost 17 and he almost 21. my parents hate him, I want to move in with him and I have considered emancipation. heres what I dug up today alone. once you become married age of consent laws and parental control goes out the window. getting married kinda fixes your situation, however in order to get married while under the age of 18 you usually need parental consent, which in yours and my own situation im doubting either of our parents would consent to marriage considering both my parents and your kinda hate the boyfriends. here are some ways to get married with out parental consent. in delaware, florida, georgia, kentucky, maryland and oklahoma if you are pregnant and under the age of 18 you can legally get married with out parental consent. however, in florida, kentucky, and oklahoma you still need approval from a court to get married even if you are pregnant. so that kinda narrows the field to delaware, georgia, and maryland. but heres another thing to consider. if you are pregnant and you are underage and your boyfriend isnt he can still legally get in trouble for statutory rape. in delaware the age of consent is 18, so you could go there but he may get in trouble for rape, not good. so in the long run, in maryland and in georgia marriage would help you, in order to get married with out parental consent you must be pregnant. and to avoid statutory rape charges you have to go where the age of consent laws are at least 16(or 17 in your case, 16 in mine). so that leaves us both with georgia and maryland as the two best choices. yes we have to be pregnant, but I know I love my boyfriend, and I want to spend the rest of my life with him, if you feel the same way then I think this information will be very helpful to you. please contact me at Fun mail me or (even though its lame) my myspace page is .
-Shelly

I am in almost the exact situation you are in. I am 16, my boyfriend is 20, I am almost 17 and he almost 21. my parents hate him, I want to move in with him and I have considered emancipation. heres what I dug up today alone. once you become married age of consent laws and parental control goes out the window. getting married kinda fixes your situation, however in order to get married while under the age of 18 you usually need parental consent, which in yours and my own situation im doubting either of our parents would consent to marriage considering both my parents and your kinda hate the boyfriends. here are some ways to get married with out parental consent. in delaware, florida, georgia, kentucky, maryland and oklahoma if you are pregnant and under the age of 18 you can legally get married with out parental consent. however, in florida, kentucky, and oklahoma you still need approval from a court to get married even if you are pregnant. so that kinda narrows the field to delaware, georgia, and maryland. but heres another thing to consider. if you are pregnant and you are underage and your boyfriend isnt he can still legally get in trouble for statutory rape. in delaware the age of consent is 18, so you could go there but he may get in trouble for rape, not good. so in the long run, in maryland and in georgia marriage would help you, in order to get married with out parental consent you must be pregnant. and to avoid statutory rape charges you have to go where the age of consent laws are at least 16(or 17 in your case, 16 in mine). so that leaves us both with georgia and maryland as the two best choices. yes we have to be pregnant, but I know I love my boyfriend, and I want to spend the rest of my life with him, if you feel the same way then I think this information will be very helpful to you. please contact me at Fun mail me or (even though its lame) my myspace page is .
-Shelly