bitcoin Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Basically, I am living with my father, he is abusive, I am 16, and I feel it is time to leave and stand up. I lost my mom at age of 10, so she is not around. I feel like my only option is to try to sue my father for child support, which is not really what I want to do because its using the state, and so on. But in the past he would hit me, I pushed him once and he called the cops anyways. He also said I was a drug dealer and said he had some which he had taken away a few days ago. Anyways recently, yesterday, my dad hit me for the first time in a while and I am kind of fearful, anxious and not sure what to do. Can anyone please offer some advice? I put myself in foster care previously and it was basically prison (no going out past 9 or 10pm or theyll call the cops) and stuff to that effect. Long story short, according to laws, once I have turned 16 I cant even go into foster care anyways (the old case was closed). I dont see any or many options. But I feel I must leave. I also have no friends or family friends or family that I could stay at or really trust. Any advice would be deeply valued. Thanks Jake
Yeravos Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 I am terribly sorry for your situation Jake, and I'll chim in with any help I can. Are you 100% out of any options? If not, what are all the options you can think of?
darknova Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 That's a horrendous situation, I'm so sorry JakeN. Would you be able to get out of your father's care if you sued for child support? I really don't know how all of that works. If it would get you into a better situation, using the state's violence to defend yourself from your home's violence seems like simple self-defense to me.
Dylan Lawrence Moore Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Can you get a job at 16 that provides room and board and you live on site? Like an oil rig or a lumberjack or something? Find someone to get you some fake documents so you can say that you're 18 and get out?
NumberSix Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Sorry, that you dad is an asshole. Try to avoid him as much as possible and don’t do anything to provoke confrontations. Try to find a charity that has a lawyer you can speak to about your options. Make sure you don’t have any drugs in house and make sure there is nothing illegal that can be used against you if your dad calls police. Probably the best thing you can do is start saving money. Money = freedom. Do you have a job? Are you good with computers? Are you still in school? What are the laws regarding work at your age?
LovePrevails Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 I am sorry to hear of your position is hitting a 16 year old legal where you live?
ribuck Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 It's a terrible situation that you're in, but before you make a move you need to have something better lined up or you might end up on the street. As others have suggested, getting a job is a great step forward if it's permitted in your area. Do you have any friends who would let you stay at their place for a while? If you could find a job, you could move into your friend's house while you save up some money. Then, when you have some stability you could move into a room in a shared apartment and build up your life from there.
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