<prompt> Human: Hello, I recently ran away from home due to uncontrollable reasons. Hate to sound like a petty teenager but that is what it has come down to. I am 20 years old female going to university, living in Illinois. I am moving in with my boyfriends house and need advice on how I should go about it. I have a couple questions, would appreciate it if I got everyones input. How do I go about making his mom my legal guardian.Can his mom sign me as a dependent on her taxes if she will be provided most of the income regarding housing and food expenses.In Illinois, what is the age one must be to declare themselves financially independent. Will need this for universityAny advice on running away in general and how to be financially independent. This is very sudden and have never thought myself to ever be in this situation. Nonetheless, making a reddit post on running away. I appreciate any of your advice. I am a novice when it comes to finances so please throw anything you have at me. Thank you all very much. Update: Thank you all for the great advice. Many of you gave some really good feedback. As of now I have set up an appointment with the campus advocacy group to discuss my case and hopefully may qualify so there can be some negotiation with financial aid and housing. For now I have decided to stay with my parents despite the conflicts at home. I realize that if I were to move out I would take a big financial hit as my only source of income comes from internships I take over the summer income: 5000. Time to be frugal as hell. There is also always the option of taking out loans to pay off schooling since I am provided a substantial amount of financial aid from FAFSA. Im grateful to those that pointed out and reminded me that I am an adult, not a child. This is all very new and scary to me since I have been dependent to my parents all my life.My boyfriend talked to his parents about the situation and for now we agree that it is best to lay low in hopes that my parents will calm down while I gain time to make more income. I believe that despite the circumstances I can get through this. I have been blessed with the support from many people. Thanks to everyones advice I think I have some course of action to follow now. Hopefully, within the next year I can move out full fledged with a decent financial plan set.  <response>: Unless youre a developmentally disabled adult who needs a guardian conservator, the age of majority in Illinois is 18. Youre legally an adult. 