Legal Question in Juvenile Dependency in Georgia
can i leave home at age 17 and will be 18 in august. i am just trying to finish school where i started and mom and step dad wont let me and i am tired of dealing with their mental abuse and i am a senior in McGavock high school in tennessee i have someone i can live with there and finish school mom and step dad keep saying no but i have not finished my mid-term exams so i will not get any credit for this year if i do not return and take my exams Mom and step father are drunks and i hate it and i hate living here with them i hate there mental abuse
Asked on 1/09/11, 11:37 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Phillip M. Cook
Cook Legal Services, LLC
You cannot leave home at 17. Hang tight until you are 18 in August. Once you are 18, you can do what you want.
Best of luck.
Answered on 1/14/11, 1:13 pm
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