My friend is 16 and was in a lesbian relationship. Her mom did not approve so attempted to put a no contact order on her daughters girlfriend however it did not work. After this the mother took away her daughters phone, car, and the daughter was not allowed to leave the house without an escort. The daughter got a Pay-As-You-Go phone and when the mother found it she hit her daughter to the point that the daughter was scared to leave her room and even look at her mom. She was recently sent to live with her aunt and father (who was abusive at one point) on the other side of the US. she is not allowed contact with any friends back %26quot;home%26quot; but found a way to contact us saying %26quot;get me out of here before i hurt myself%26quot;. we are looking for a way to get her to either get emancipate (without parent consent) or to get her custody changed to her friends mom who has offered to have her live with them. How do we get this done?Help get my friends custody Changed! please we need help!?ohhh, tough one to answer. IF she has a job and can support herself, can prove abuse, then maybe. BUT she faces the chance of being taken away and put into foster homes.
I had a hard life too. I just waited until I was 17 and left. The police won't do an all out search for a 17 year old if they suspect they've ran away. BUT if they feel she's in danger, the manhunt will be intense to find her. But I don't think her aunt will push that hard.
Just please tell her that if she leaves at a young age, she has to be careful. Don't go with people she doesn't know or get hooked up with the wrong crowd. Her main focus should be to better her life. Get a job and be sure to finish school....and college. She can go to a technical college and get financial aide. Too many kids run away, get into trouble, and do nothing with their lives. Let her know the importance of an education, especially in this economy. Employers are mostly hiring college degree people, and paying them crap money for that degree.
I know it seems awlful to stay where she is for another year, but really it will go by fast and her adult life is much much longer.
Good luck to her
