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You can leave home at 16 but if Child youth and family think that you are mixing with wrong crowd, getting in trouble or cannot care for yourself they can arrange a family conference and force you to return home. At age 17 you can leave home and CYFS has no say in the matter. The only exception is, if you break the law a judge can order you to live anwhere he or she orders regardless of age.

If you are unsafe at home then talk to someone you trust or call youthline on 0800 376 633 they can refer you to agencies to arrange a safe place to live.

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