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writes:Hi everyone I really need help i am in a hard spot right now...i am 17 years old i will be 18 tuesday,and my brother is 16 years old.. Yesterday i went to pick my brother up so he can hangout with me and when i was taking him home he started crying, i asked him what was wrong and he said he dont want to go home, and i asked him why and he said because my dad and his girlfriend treat him really bad! and i know its true that they do cause when i lived there my dad hit me because of his girlfriend...and then i talked to my dad and he told me that yeah i grabed your brother by his neck today and did this and that to him because he dont listen and is always fighting with his gf... my question is is there anyway once i trun 18 and get out of the house im at now and get a two bedroom place is there anyway i can take care of him? is there anything i can do i dont like to see my family upset and always getting hit? i dont have a job but my soon to be husband in May makes over 1000 a week and he can suport us all...please please please any advice tell me any little thing can help right now! Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 March 2007): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionI just truned 18 and i looked into everything on how to get my brother and i told my dad that i am taking my brother to live with me seeing my fiance is a truck driver and when i get my owne place i dont want to be homealone and it worked out! so thanks for everyones help and advice
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reader, chalkie  +, writes (27 March 2007):
 get your brother out of there... simple as!
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reader, home_land  +, writes (26 March 2007):
 hello
i know that you fear your dad and you see him like a monster
some times but you know he is your dad the man who worked and done things and good things for you and your brother when you wer kids
i think you try to find one of your dads friends that he respect and take youre brother and talk to him and ask him to help by talking to your dad and be sure caling the police or doing any thing like that it might make it worse and tell his friend that we love our dad and we dont want to do go on legal way becouse we are a family with 18 you will be a man and men talk always befor making an action.
good luck
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reader, cd206  +, writes (26 March 2007):
 You need to take legal advice if you and your fiance are sure you can handle this. I don't know what the law is in the US but if it's similar to here then your dad has to relinquish custody to you if he's willing for your brother to live with you and he has to give you child support for his upkeep. This should be your first attempt but if you believe your brother is in real danger it might be better to call the child protection services and have him taken away from your dad. You can call anonymously so nobody need know it was you who reported them but my first step would be to take legal advice to find out how things are in your country.
CD
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