I'im 15 years old and I was wondering what would be the dangers of me running away? My dad treats me poorly and has hit me on several different conditions. My boyfriend's father has told me it would more than okay if I moved in with them. They understand everything i'm going through and would likek to help me get out. They live 5 hours away and in a bigger city. Please help me.

If you are being physically abused, you need to report it to your school counselor and local law enforcement. If you don't do this there will be no record of abuse and running away only means that you'll be dragged BACK home. (And if you think you're being abused NOW, just wait until your father has to deal with the police over you! Think that'll make him MORE mad?? What will you do when dad gets a restraining order against your boyfriend, or accuses him of rape?). Also, the other family could face CRIMINAL charges against them for harboring a runaway and interfering with the LEGAL authority of your parent(s). Running away simply isn't going to accomplish what you WANT it to and can actually make things MUCH worse for you, MUCH worse for your boyfriend, and can have the unintended consequence of separating you two with methods you won't be able to combat.

From a legal point of view, you need to realize that while dad can ALLOW you to live with them, no COURT is going to support the idea of a 15 year old to living under the same roof as her boyfriend. Even if.

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