Re: Need Help

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On 3/11/08, Jennifer wrote:
> My boyfriend is 17. He will be 18 in July. His parents (mom
> and stepdad) treat him like CRAP. His stepdad is a
slimeball
> and his mom just goes along with whatever he says. There is
> a lot of verbal abuse and there has been physical abuse in
> the past. My boyfriend has a place to go (his best friend's
> parents offered to take him in). We have tried the whole
DCF
> and police thing, and they did absolutely NOTHING. Can he
> leave or would he be considered a runaway? He has a safe
> place to go and they would take over all finances as far as
> he is concerned. He supports himself anyway - his parents
> don't do anything for him.
>
> By the way, we live in Florida where 18 is the legal adult
age.

He only has a few weeks left....we're in june now....