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geminilazarus
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- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
So, this is a sort of long story, but I'll try to make it brief while keeping in the necessary legal details.
My mother was a widow, and I think for this reason we both received for many years social security money every month; a couple years ago she had hers taken due to illicit activities and my payments saw a minor increase. In early December 2013, she was arrested. She had sole custody of me. I don't know how this was achieved legally but I was permitted to call some family to come collect me and let me stay with them indefinitely, which I am very grateful they did.
The family that I thereafter stayed with was my uncle, my mother's sister, and my aunt, his wife. I've been here since. Things are good, I do truly love them and appreciate all they've done for me, but I do believe that sometimes my aunt's treatment of me could fall under emotional abuse... And I'm almost at my limit with it.
I have more than one place I could potentially go until the end of senior year in May. Multiple friends and their parents have shown support, should I need a place to stay. The only legal issue is my bank accounts, which have both our names on them, and my anxiety over what the police may choose to do with me should they decide to call, which is a very real possibility.
However; I think there's not much they could do. My mother never gave them legal custody, even though she's been in and out of jail, and I haven't had consistent contact with her, she still has it. They don't even have power of attorney.
If the situation were explained to law enforcement, and they determined me to be safer mentally and physically in a friend's home, would they allow me to stay there? (and no, none of these friends are boyfriends/girlfriends.) I turn 18 in June.
Much thanks.
My mother was a widow, and I think for this reason we both received for many years social security money every month; a couple years ago she had hers taken due to illicit activities and my payments saw a minor increase. In early December 2013, she was arrested. She had sole custody of me. I don't know how this was achieved legally but I was permitted to call some family to come collect me and let me stay with them indefinitely, which I am very grateful they did.
The family that I thereafter stayed with was my uncle, my mother's sister, and my aunt, his wife. I've been here since. Things are good, I do truly love them and appreciate all they've done for me, but I do believe that sometimes my aunt's treatment of me could fall under emotional abuse... And I'm almost at my limit with it.
I have more than one place I could potentially go until the end of senior year in May. Multiple friends and their parents have shown support, should I need a place to stay. The only legal issue is my bank accounts, which have both our names on them, and my anxiety over what the police may choose to do with me should they decide to call, which is a very real possibility.
However; I think there's not much they could do. My mother never gave them legal custody, even though she's been in and out of jail, and I haven't had consistent contact with her, she still has it. They don't even have power of attorney.
If the situation were explained to law enforcement, and they determined me to be safer mentally and physically in a friend's home, would they allow me to stay there? (and no, none of these friends are boyfriends/girlfriends.) I turn 18 in June.
Much thanks.