I'm afraid that your mother is mistaken. Until you hit 18, you live where ever your legal guardian (I'm assuming your dad?) allows you to live. If your guardian allows you to move, you can. If they don't, you can't. Even if they allow you to move, they can order you to return at any time, and they will have the law and the courts on their side. The other option is for mom to go to court and ask to become your primary custodial parent (she'd ask a court to order that you live with her instead of wherever you are now).
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