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ashleyp865 | 01:15 Mon 02nd Jun 2008 | Family Life
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Im 16 years old, my and my boyfriend who is 21 have a child together. I need to know if I can legally move out of my parents house and live with him. my family hates him and trys to get us to stop seeing eachother, but we are in love and we are ready to get our own house and really start our family. Please tell me what to do thanks!
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This answer assumes that you're in the UK:

At the age of 16 years you can leave home and, if you so choose, have absolutely nothing to do with your family. If, for example, you simply 'went missing' and your parents reported your absence to the police, the police would not be allowed to reveal your whereabouts to your parents. So,of course, you can move out and and live where you like, and with whom you like.

That's the 'legal' answer. I'm certainly not recommending that you should break off all relations with your parents. You clearly understand how strong an emotion love can be. Try to remember that your parents are concerns are fuelled by their love for you. (Yes, I know that it doesn't seem like that when you're in the middle of a blazing row with them, but I can assure you that a parent's love for their child is just as strong as the love you feel for your boyfriend).

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I dont want to break off all relations with my family, I would be deeply hurt if my son as to leave me. But do you know if that is the case in Oklahoma??
The chances of anyone on Answerbank (which is UK-based) knowing about the finer points of family law in Oklahoma are probably next to nil.

However, you might find the answer you require if you try a US-based site. See here:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Family/Question 575258.html

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