- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
My 17 year old son has moved out against my will. He came to me asking for mental help, we started the process with a Dr but before anything was done, I believe he had a mental break. We had an argument and the police stated that 17 is legally an adult in Missouri and I couldn't stop him from leaving. I begged them to get him help, told them that he was talking about hurting himself and we had been to a Dr, please not to o let him go, he needed help. They wouldn't help me. He came back that night and physically attacked me. The police are saying there's nothing I can do about it. I pressed charges and he was arrested for the assault. I then went to the prosecutor and told them he needed mental help, not jail. They released him from jail and he's pending a court date, but still will not return home or even speak to me. The police were not on my side through any of this. I looked it up and 17 is legally an adult in miMissou, but I'm still responsible for him till 18. Is there anything I can do?