What is the name of your state? CO
This is the first year i have lived with my father in a long time and it has been nothing but a nightmare from day one. I just moved to Colorado from Iowa and he has been working in CO and supporting us while our house was selling in IA. Just last week my father hit me around almost snapped my neck and left my neck bleeding and bruised which i have pictures of. My mom has been wanting a divorce for the past 15 years but he has threatened to kill my mom and even my sister and i if she left him. He has taken away my car that i paid half for and will not give me back my money and is very unreasonable and verbally abusive. My mom told me that he has thrown her down in the past and choked her before. She does not want to get a divorce for fear that he will physically hurt her or my sister or me. He has a lot of guns and is in the army and has told us that he knows how to kill us and make it look like an accident. I need help on what to do because i cant stand this anymore. I have thought about leaving and going back to Iowa where my friends have already told me their parents would let me finish highschool and they would help support me since my dad said he will not give me a dime as long as he lives. I know that since i'm only 17 they can legally make me come home, i think. My mom said she would let me leave this situation and let me go back to iowa but i know my dad wont because he has made it clear that he wants to do anything to destroy any kind of life that i may have. If my mom does let me leave can he still legally make me come back? Please help me as soon as possible because my dad is out of town and if he sees this thread it could mean a lot of trouble!
This is the first year i have lived with my father in a long time and it has been nothing but a nightmare from day one. I just moved to Colorado from Iowa and he has been working in CO and supporting us while our house was selling in IA. Just last week my father hit me around almost snapped my neck and left my neck bleeding and bruised which i have pictures of. My mom has been wanting a divorce for the past 15 years but he has threatened to kill my mom and even my sister and i if she left him. He has taken away my car that i paid half for and will not give me back my money and is very unreasonable and verbally abusive. My mom told me that he has thrown her down in the past and choked her before. She does not want to get a divorce for fear that he will physically hurt her or my sister or me. He has a lot of guns and is in the army and has told us that he knows how to kill us and make it look like an accident. I need help on what to do because i cant stand this anymore. I have thought about leaving and going back to Iowa where my friends have already told me their parents would let me finish highschool and they would help support me since my dad said he will not give me a dime as long as he lives. I know that since i'm only 17 they can legally make me come home, i think. My mom said she would let me leave this situation and let me go back to iowa but i know my dad wont because he has made it clear that he wants to do anything to destroy any kind of life that i may have. If my mom does let me leave can he still legally make me come back? Please help me as soon as possible because my dad is out of town and if he sees this thread it could mean a lot of trouble!