My question involves child abuse or neglect in the State of: California
This is for my transgender friend, who deals with a lot of neglect and abuse of all kinds. Some of the things his parents and eight siblings say and do to him are equivalent to hate crimes. Let's say his name is Jack. He just turned 17, and tonight his sister told their parents he had a girlfriend. His parents do not know he is transgender, so to them he is still a girl...and the idea of their "daughter" dating another girl did not sit well. His older brother beat him unconscious and cut his lip open, and earlier that day his pregnant sister also began choking him for thinking Jack was talking to her boyfriend or something. Jack's mom walked in and did nothing while he was getting his throat clawed at. This is only one of many injuries he's experienced from his family. The neglect in that family is unfathomable. Jack is truly the black sheep in the family, and his family makes sure he knows it. I mean his father is the type of man who will drag his kids down the stairs and throw them against the wall if they disrespect him. His mother screams at the top of her lungs any chance she gets. There are at LEAST fourteen or more people living under that roof. It's just a terrible situation for someone dealing with gender dysphoria plus all that other shit. He has absolutely no support from his family, and me and my mother are the only people who know how bad it is. He's living in an extremely hateful environment where he is abused and neglected, and I want to get him out of there.
Me and my mom are trying to do something, but it feels like our options are limited because he is still a minor. Child Protective Services aren't all they are caught up to be, and I'm worried that filing a report will make this worse. I was wondering if it would be possible for him to run away and stay with us. He has some pretty damn good reasons to not stay there, but he doesn't want to make things worse. His dad has threatened to kill him if he ever told anyone about what goes on inside that house.
Does anyone know if there is a possible loophole to this?? I'm so scared for him right now, and it'll be another year before he's 18 and gets to move out legally, and there's no way he can survive another year like this. It's only getting worse. His parents refuse to let him come over to my house, they think I'm a lesbian because my hair is short (which is ridiculous) so they don't trust me around Jack. I'm so frustrated. His dad gets back in the morning, and I'm worried it'll get a lot worse.
Can he run away? Would we get in trouble for keeping him from his parents? Would it be a good thing if his parents called the police, because then they would see how much domestic violence goes down or would they turn a blind eye and return Jack? Should he try to become emancipated? Legally homeless?
Sorry this is so long but I would really appreciate any advice whatsoever!
Also, I'm writing this at 3 in the morning, sorry if some sentence structure seems off. I'm exhausted. Could really use some advice.
This is for my transgender friend, who deals with a lot of neglect and abuse of all kinds. Some of the things his parents and eight siblings say and do to him are equivalent to hate crimes. Let's say his name is Jack. He just turned 17, and tonight his sister told their parents he had a girlfriend. His parents do not know he is transgender, so to them he is still a girl...and the idea of their "daughter" dating another girl did not sit well. His older brother beat him unconscious and cut his lip open, and earlier that day his pregnant sister also began choking him for thinking Jack was talking to her boyfriend or something. Jack's mom walked in and did nothing while he was getting his throat clawed at. This is only one of many injuries he's experienced from his family. The neglect in that family is unfathomable. Jack is truly the black sheep in the family, and his family makes sure he knows it. I mean his father is the type of man who will drag his kids down the stairs and throw them against the wall if they disrespect him. His mother screams at the top of her lungs any chance she gets. There are at LEAST fourteen or more people living under that roof. It's just a terrible situation for someone dealing with gender dysphoria plus all that other shit. He has absolutely no support from his family, and me and my mother are the only people who know how bad it is. He's living in an extremely hateful environment where he is abused and neglected, and I want to get him out of there.
Me and my mom are trying to do something, but it feels like our options are limited because he is still a minor. Child Protective Services aren't all they are caught up to be, and I'm worried that filing a report will make this worse. I was wondering if it would be possible for him to run away and stay with us. He has some pretty damn good reasons to not stay there, but he doesn't want to make things worse. His dad has threatened to kill him if he ever told anyone about what goes on inside that house.
Does anyone know if there is a possible loophole to this?? I'm so scared for him right now, and it'll be another year before he's 18 and gets to move out legally, and there's no way he can survive another year like this. It's only getting worse. His parents refuse to let him come over to my house, they think I'm a lesbian because my hair is short (which is ridiculous) so they don't trust me around Jack. I'm so frustrated. His dad gets back in the morning, and I'm worried it'll get a lot worse.
Can he run away? Would we get in trouble for keeping him from his parents? Would it be a good thing if his parents called the police, because then they would see how much domestic violence goes down or would they turn a blind eye and return Jack? Should he try to become emancipated? Legally homeless?
Sorry this is so long but I would really appreciate any advice whatsoever!
Also, I'm writing this at 3 in the morning, sorry if some sentence structure seems off. I'm exhausted. Could really use some advice.
Child Abuse: Is Running Away Legally at 17 Possible
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