My rights as a 15/16 year old

[Forgotten]

Im 15 years old and very unhappy, my parents have stopped me seeing my 17 year old boyfriend and this is making me very depressed because we are very much in love. I want to leave home as soon as possible, do i have any legal rights to leave home before im 16?

[Velvetee]

I'm not sure, but if you leave to move in with your boyfriend, your parents could report him to the police and accuse him of statutory rape of a minor. Is there a reason why your parents don't want you seeing your boyfriend?

When will you be 16? If you and your boyfriend are truely in love, then you will be able to keep your relationship low key until you are 16. It probably wouldn't be good for you to leave home now. You need to be mature about this and consider the implications of going into the big wide world, without any money, home or possibly future.

Other than that, I guee you could contact Social Services and request to be put into care, but that isn't a nice option either.

[jno]

what country are you in? Different ones have different laws

[Forgotten]

i will be 16 in october and i live in england in brimingham.
Thankyou for you help it means alot to me x

[Sasha-2008]

You have no rights at all until you turn 16 and leave home. Sorry hun

[danchip]

as velvetee says if you truely are in love then the relationship will last the 10months until your 16 or maybe you'll split up and then you'll of avoided making the biggest mistake of your life.

your parents are looking out for your best interests and what feels like love now may not further down the line as many people on here will tell you

[Lord Unstone]

Your parents know best! They will have their reasons, respect them, and live with it.

[twinny-15]

Its hard being in love ...its hard being a parent.. I have been through this with 2 of my daughters and I had the same problem with my boyfriend at your age. But you must remember your parents love you and even though you are sure of your feelings they find it hard to accept .. if it is meant to be you can get through this .. try to explain calmy to your parents how you feel.. you may find they are shocked to see you are grown up! Good luck I hope things work out for you..twinny by the way i married my boyfriend we been together 35 years..

[Ice.Maiden]

I have a different answer for you, Forgotten. The legal issues aside, your hormones are running riot at the moment, so what feels like love, is statistically infatuation - a very close emotion to the real love which hopefully you'll find when you're older. These intense feelings that you have right now, are there to prepare you for when you're an adult, and are normal and natural. If this really is the great love of your life, you'll listen to what the others've said, and wait until you're at least 16, but by the time you get to 21 or 22, you're going to be a very different person from how you are at the moment, so slow down, show your parents that you're trustworthy and being mature, and with any luck, you'll have a wonderful relationship one day, whether it's with your present boyfriend or someone else. x

[terambulan]

Your parents have your best interest at heart - trust them. They will be there for you no matter what befalls you. Your too young to know how fickle relationships can be. You may love your bf while you live separately but that soon changes when your together 24/7.

Respect your parents wishes at least till you 18 or so. If your bf truly loves you he will wait till then.

[bronnie-d]

If you two are really in love then i doubt just your parents saying no will stop you two :)

just give it time, speak to your parents too !!! Tell them how this makes you feel and try to make them understand. If you dont think yo can say it to them beacue well its not easy talking to your mum and dad write it to them, thats what i do :)

i really hope you get this sorted !! Its not right taht your parents are saying this to behonest. Your growing up and if this guy does turn around and hurt you then unfortunatly thats that. We cant grow up with out experiencing pain and mistakes. how will we learn ?"!?! :)

best of luck !

[earthchild]

Hi Forgotten

If you two are really in love, waiting until you turn sixteen shouldn't be a problem. Moving in with someone is pretty serious and not something you want to rush into. A bit more time might help you both to know whether it's really the right thing to do. What if it turns out he's not right for you after all and you end up regretting it. Try to think about why you're parents don't want you to see him. Maybe there's something about him which they can see but you can't.
Anyway, I'm sure you will do what's right for you and the best of luck.

[racheyx]

im in a really simelar situation. my boyfriend is 17, and its long distance so its even more difficult. my advice is wait until your sixteen so you dont really have to deal with much legal stuff, that will just stress you out and complicate things. in the meantime just keep focused on home life with your mum n dad cause at the end of the day your going to have to live with them at least until your 16. my plan is to move soon after i turn 16 and they cant really do anything about that. rights when your only 15 are pretty scabby and everything kicks in when your 16.

[pilko]

unlucky

[pilko]

unlucky