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If you run away what measures can the police take to return you to the custody of your parents?
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∙ 17y ago
Police practices vary greatly from state to state and from town to town. What the police can do if you are a runaway and what they will do may be two different things. The police can use any of the many tools at their disposal to find you and return you to your parents. Legally, you are a minor and can't leave home without their consent. They can take a child against his will back to his home. They can hold a child and call her parents to come get her. In extreme cases, children who might be a danger to themselves or others or who are "incorrigible" (e.g. can't be made to obey their parents) might be committed to the custody of the state for a brief period or indefinitely. In practice, police will return runaway children to their homes but, unless they suspect foul play or some dangerous or illegal situation, the police will probably not mount a full-scale man-hunt to find a missing teenager. This depends, though, on the size of the town or city and the urgency with which the police perceive the situation. If a minor is at least 17 years of age and the parents of the minor know of his or her whereabouts, a court order is necessary before the police can assist the parents in returning the minor to there custody. Many states participate in the "Becca Bill" and the UIC, other states have only adopted portions of each. The extent to which a state incorporates either or both in conjunction with existing state laws define what action law enforcement can arbitrarily take in regards to an absentee minor
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How do you get custody back from the father after he got temperary custody?
You need to return to the court that granted him temporary custody and show compelling evidence that the issues that led to your losing custody have all been addressed successfully.You need to return to the court that granted him temporary custody and show compelling evidence that the issues that led to your losing custody have all been addressed successfully.You need to return to the court that granted him temporary custody and show compelling evidence that the issues that led to your losing custody have all been addressed successfully.You need to return to the court that granted him temporary custody and show compelling evidence that the issues that led to your losing custody have all been addressed successfully.
If a 17-year-old moves out can the parents forceably make them return home?
Yes, I believe this is the case across the U.S., except possibly Texas. Apparently in Texas the police will not force 17-year-olds to return to their parents. Another option is to get legally emancipated by a court.
What should Dad do about 16 year old that ran away to live with mom. Dad has custody. Should the daughter be forced to return home?
In this day and age of child abuse complaints, it is recommended that the court assigning custody to the dad be notified and/or a police report be filed prior to the court notification of the runaway female. There, the dad will find out what the cause of the daughter leaving the confines of custody without serious implications to him will be revealed. Let the cops pick her up, not the dad.
What will happen if you move out with out permission from your parents house if you are only seventeen in Waterloo Iowa you will be eighteen in 102 days?
That depends on your parents. They could ask the police to treat you as a run away and force you to return home. I believe that although the drinking age is 21. you are only a minor until you are eighteen. So 102 days and you can do what you like.
If my ex takes our daughter does he have a right to keep her if he decides not to return her she is 4 and we are not married but his name is on the birth certificate?
If you're in the US and there is no legal custody order in place, then yes (because he as the same rights to the child as you do). Of course you can then go to court and obtain a custody order and he'll be ordered to return the child, but without that court order there's nothing you can do.
What happens when the child doesnt want to return home?
If you have custody the child has no choice. The police have the right to come and get them and return them home.
Can a 17 yr be arrested for moving out of his parents home in tx?
They are not going to arrest them. They will take them into custody and return them to their parents.
Can a police officer force a runaway in Washington state to return home to the state they are from?
if they have you in custody, yes they can
Can the police help your parents if you move out?
Yes, the police will assist you parents in finding you. You will be listed as a runaway. If they find you they will return you home.
Do you have to return your 8month daughter to her mother no one as custody on paper can the police or anyone do anything bout it?
if there is not any custody papers or visitation agreement paperwork filled out with the court both parents are equal and the parent that files first has the upper hand in most cases that i know of.
Can a 17 year old girl move out of her parents' house without the police getting involved?
If the parents agree to it. Otherwise the police will return the individual to their parents.
Can you move out before your 17 in Texas?
Under Texas law the police can not take a 17 year old into custody and return them to their parents. BUT anyone they move in with can be charged with harboring a runaway (except certain family members).
Is it custody kidnapping if parent refuses to return child or let other parent come for child?
If the non-custodial parent refuses to return the child it may be considered kidnapping. The custodial parent should call the police and have a certified copy of the custody order for the officer to review.If the non-custodial parent refuses to return the child it may be considered kidnapping. The custodial parent should call the police and have a certified copy of the custody order for the officer to review.If the non-custodial parent refuses to return the child it may be considered kidnapping. The custodial parent should call the police and have a certified copy of the custody order for the officer to review.If the non-custodial parent refuses to return the child it may be considered kidnapping. The custodial parent should call the police and have a certified copy of the custody order for the officer to review.
If you have joint custody in Rhode Island and the parent with visitation will not return kids what do you do?
Get a current copy of the custody order from the Clerk of the Court and take police with you to pick up the children.
What can your parents do to you if your 16 and run away in the state of Texas?
They can report you as missing to the police. They will look for you and return you to your parents.
How can a file for custody of a child be dropped?
neither of you (the parents) reply to letters or meetings.AnswerThe person who filed for custody should return to the court and withdraw their petition for custody. The court can tell you what form must be filed.
Who has custody of a child whose parents were never married in fl?
When a parent does not have court ordered custody papers..any parent can have thr chilld...EX if the father takes him and doesn't want to return them well there is nothing you can do...if you call the police..they want a copy of the court ordered custody papers to remove the child from the non custodial parent....protect yourself get court ordered papers....my children were take by their father...i had no choice but to wait it out till he decided to return them...I did not have custody papers and nothing could be done since he was the father
