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You basically have two separate questions here. The first is whether you can live by yourself before you're 18.

Typically, you are considered a minor until you reach the age of 18 and are out of high school or at age 20, even if you are still in high school (some conditions allow special education students to remain in school until age 21). Although requirements vary, most states make some provision for the emancipation of a minor before they are of legal age. This means the person may be freed from control of a parent or guardian. However, most states still restrict the activities of the underage person. For example, an emancipated minor may not be able to sign a legally binding contract. They generally cannot vote or buy restricted products like alcohol or tobacco.

To start emancipation proceedings, the minor child must file a petition in family court stating the reasons why it is his or her best interests to be emancipated. In generally, the child must prove financial self-sufficiency. At age fourteen, it is unlikely that you will be able to obtain substantial employment, so you would need some other form of independent means to meet this standard. Consequently, you would be far more likely to be legally emancipated to age 16 or 17 than at age 14

You should also remember that although emancipation frees you from your parents' control, it also frees your parents from many of their legal responsibilities to provide for you or accept liability for your actions. If you should "divorce your parents" and have difficulties in the future, they are under no obligation to help you.

The second part of your question concerns assigning guardianship of you to someone else. In most states, parents may assign temporary guardianship of their minor children. For your friends' parents to assume legal guardianship, you must have your parents' cooperation. They would file a petition in family court detailing the circumstances of the guardianship. A judge would usually meet with your parents and the proposed guardian to review the situation. If he or she agrees that guardianship is in your best interests, then it will be assigned for a specified period (temporary guardianship) or permanently (this is more serious and generally involves termination of parental rights).

If you choose to pursue either of these courses, some states have legal aid services available to minors through children's law centers.

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I'm pretty sure you can get emanicipated... which is when you get almost "disowned" by your parents so that you are on your own and can do what you want.

If your mom is abusive... you can obviously be taken out of the home by child services but they would probably make you live with your dad or grandma. I doubt they would let you live with your friend unless all of your other options were unsuitable places for a child to live.

Maybe you could just talk to your mom or grandma or another relative and tell them how you feel. You can ask if you can live with your friend for a while because you aren't happy at home.

Just remember... this is serious. Once you get emanicipated or permantly stop living with your mom... there is no going back. Things might be rough but you never know what the future holds and unless life at home is completely unbearable... I wouldn't stop living with your mom. She might get her life together and break up with her boyfriend and when you want to get back into her life or you need her to lean on... she might not be there for you because she won't be happy about you leaving.

Plus, you need to be sure that your friend's parents are totally okay with you living with them permantly. That would be food, clothes, etc. costs. If you are on your own... you would have to pay for all of you expenses or your new family would have to so thats something big to think about.

I hope I somewhat helped and good luck :)

Well, I know you CAN live by yourself. But that's not the problem, the problem is supporting yourself. You have to eat, you have to shower, have clean clothes, have the money to get all that stuff which would require a job, all the while getting your education.

I guess your friends parent can get custody of you if your mom A. gives it up, or B. loses it because of being irresponsible or unable to maintain you both.

Your mother would have to sign the papers..... sounds like my uncle she with him lol jk plenty out there like that.... and there has to be reason y he moves state to state whether its bussiness, he burns pplz bridges(meaning he screws ppl ova n leaves) or he's running from the law

i dont think you can without consent from parents or a court order, 16 you can move out or at least here in canada you can.

well you can divorce your parents but that a long process.