...I need? My boyfriend and I want to move out together, and we planned it out . my parents are letting me move out at 17 what type of papers do I need for my mother in law to accept me?
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You most certainly can move out legally in Florida. You can become legally emancipated at the age of 16 in FL. The link below says how. You need to prove to the court you are self-supporting. You and the boyfriend better have lodging and jobs and know how budget and pay rent and buy food.
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Your problem will be in renting or leasing because those are legal contracts and you have to be a legal adult (18) to sign a contract OR an emancipated teen which means you need the legal paperwork from the court to prove (to the landlord) you are emancipated and can legally sign. OR boyfriend is 18 or older and can sign a contract.
Emancipated doesn't mean moving into someone's home and they let you live there. That is NOT self-supporting.
"You should be 18 years old to rent an apartment in FL unless you are a legally emancipated adult. Otherwise, you could have a roomate who is 18 or older to sign the contracts, etc."
How you get boyfriend's mother to accept you is up to you. She doesn't have to if she doesn't want to. I would suggest that you take her to lunch and try some good bonding and sucking up time. Ask her what you can do to make things good between the two of you. You might want to let drop the info that you've been to the doctor and are on birth control so she isn't going to be a grandmother because you both know now isn't the right time. That goes a long way toward earning points.
You have some tough times ahead. On your own isn't all grins and giggles. Best wishes and good luck.
I am not sure what your situation is and what part of United States you live but you have my empathy. It appears you are being pushed out or encouraged to leave home by your own parents. As a parent myself I am sadden when a parent abandon her child even if the child will not co-operate with them or if the young person has to leave because of living under unhealthy situations at home. This is tragic for both of them for the rest of their lives. I am not lecturing you but I am asking you please think about your decision before you take this very important step.
You may feel you are not running away but leaving home moving away with a boyfriend is risky. If you have to leave home and you have a definite time to leave. Why not find a job while going to school and save for the time you must leave. Relying on a boyfriend is risky. Love is not enough to depend on when problems start happening in your relationship. Why move to a another state when you have no friends or other family members you can ask for help if you need it. You mentioned a mother in law yet you are not married. I do not know what your relationship is with the boyfriend parents. If they are helping you out of compassion because of your situation that is nice, but remember they are the boyfriend's parents. If you and your boyfriend break up then what. Finding yourself on the streets because you cannot return home or you do not have financial protection this is frightening because you will be leaving yourself vulnerable to many unhealthy situations in order to survive. I hope you make the right decision. If you should need spiritual guidance, please go to www.jw.org for free downloads, publications or read online.