Talk to someone you know and can 100% trust and get all the stress out of the way. Then talk to an adualt, and call the NSPCC, you can find their number on the internet, I know your scared, though you have to. Good luck! And if you want to talk to me about it, send a message to Life_is_cool on wikki answers, or email me at goldatude@hotmail.co.uk
Depends entirely on which country you're in ! Remember this forum is NOT exclusive to your country - it's accessed all over the planet ! Added: In the US, the 16 year old would be considered a runaway. If she wants to get away from an abusive mother legally, she should contact the authorities and have herself removed from her mothers' custody.
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They cannot move out legally. If she is abusive, she can apply to the court for emancipation or to be moved to foster care.
Children don't get to choose their guardians. The court will decide.
You will need to request a change a custody, along with a request that the mother have a psychological test.
She had to be away from her mother, Demeter, for half the year.
in the thousands and many more are not reported every year. Abuse is abuse and can come in three forms. PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL. if you are a victim or abuser seek help immedialty.
If the mother puts in writing that the 14 year old can stay with her 21 year old sister, i believe so. If not, you can go to court and tell the judge that the father is abusive and has been in the past and the sister is legal and stable enough to take care of the 14 year old.
In 2002.
A 17 year old mother is considered emancipated and thereby can legally make the decision to move away from her parents home with her child.
Mental abuse is very difficult to prove, but getting a lawyer involved is always a good option. Getting the son into counseling will also be helpful. But perhaps most importantly, let the boy know you both love him and are doing as much for him as possible, and will keep fighting for him because he is worth it.
Maya Angelou's mother, Vivian Baxter Johnson, passed away in 1991.