Can I move out without my parents’ consent if I am a 17 year old mother and I live in Texas?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

July 29, 2016

Asked 7/27/2016 – Fort Worth, TX

I’m a 17 year old mother and I want to go live with my child’s father and his family but I know my mother wouldn’t allow it so I want to know if I’m able to move out on my own without her consent.

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You cannot move out without parental consent until you are 18. The fact that you are mother is irrelevant. If you move in with your boyfriend’s family without consent, you and every member of his family are subject to criminal prosecution (See Texas Penal Code Section 25.06 – Harboring Runaway Child)

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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