Is it legal to move out without parental consent at age 16?
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Corkyncledus91
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No. You must be 18 years old, or have yourself emancipated, otherwise you would be considered a runaway and could be put into a juvenile detention center or at the very least, returned to your home.
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According to what I found online, the legal age of majority is 18. Although you may be able to leave, the police can also return you to your parents. http://www.laborlawtalk.com/showthread.php?t=154648 And honestly, if you moved out, you still couldn't rent a place to live, or do anything like it requiring a legally binding contract. No one anywhere in the U.S. can enter a legally binding contract until they are 18 years old or are emancipated. And I found further that there are no emancipation statues in South Carolina. http://www.jlc.org/index.php/factsheets/emancipationus#s
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