Can someone age of 15 move out of their mom's home and into their aunt's house?
Okay, so I have a really close friend who is always being treated badly by her mother. Her mother smacks her for no reason, leaves her alone at home with her 5 year old sister, has beat her to the floor, and other things. My friend has been treated badly by that side of the family and always wanted to move in with her Aunt, her aunt use to have custody for her but I believe the custody was then given to her mom. She feels uncomfortable at home and has already tried to commit suicide, I want to know the legal rights in New York City, is she allowed to leave to her Aunt or is that considered runaway? What if she tells the cops or the court why she ran away and she has witnesses? My mother, her father and her aunt, and of course me, we know everything her mom does to her, we just can't do anything about. However I'm trying to help. So please answer this question, as soon as possible.