My niece recently ran away. She is 17 and two months shy of 18. She told her father if he made her return she would make up a story about hi...

Question

My niece recently ran away. She is 17 and two months shy of 18. She told her father if he made her return she would make up a story about him doing stuff to her. So, the father isn't forcing her to come home. Can he get in trouble for this?

Answer

Can he get in trouble for not requiring the daughter to come home? Probably not.