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*If you try to talk to your parent about the problem, s/he may get defensive and angry. | *If you try to talk to your parent about the problem, s/he may get defensive and angry. | ||
*If your parent(s) become abusive, or if you believe you are in danger, get out, and seek help. | *If your parent(s) become abusive, or if you believe you are in danger, get out, and seek help. | ||
| − | *If one parent takes you away from your other parent without informing anyone or going through proper procedures (''abducts you''), call the United States Child Abduction Hot-line at 1-800-100-480. | + | *If one parent takes you away from your other parent without informing anyone or going through proper procedures (''abducts you''), call the United States Child Abduction Hot-line at 1-800-100-480. |
**Depending on the laws of the state and country in which the parental abduction occurs, this may or may not constitute a criminal offense. For example, removal of a child from the UK for a period of 28 days or more without the permission of the other parent (or person with parental responsibility), is a criminal offense. In many states of the United States, if there is no formal custody order, and the parents are not living together, the removal of a child by one parent is not an offense. | **Depending on the laws of the state and country in which the parental abduction occurs, this may or may not constitute a criminal offense. For example, removal of a child from the UK for a period of 28 days or more without the permission of the other parent (or person with parental responsibility), is a criminal offense. In many states of the United States, if there is no formal custody order, and the parents are not living together, the removal of a child by one parent is not an offense. | ||
