Under certain circumstances, yes. Contact the police and/or a lawyer.
Yes, and ground for contempt of court with a change of custody.
Abducting is another word for kidnapping. Kidnapping is a felony offense in every US State and under Federal law.
Yes. In your respective state, you can be charged a fine of up to $10,000 and face criminal charges. Also, you will be charged with child endangerment if someone under age pumps gasoline.
In most states the government will not prosecute someone under the age of 12. Colorado has charged 12 year olds with crimes.
This could be considered child abduction or kidnapping, as well as coercion or duress if the children are being threatened to comply. It is illegal and a serious offense under criminal law.
It's certainly possible. Rather or not it would actually happen depends on the laws of your specific state. I have heard of cases (although not a lot, and they were usually cases where the 'runaway' was *very* young) where it has happened. However, even if the person cannot be charged with kidnapping, there are still many other possible charges. What those charges might be (again) depends on the laws of your state. But some possibilities are: contributing to the delinquency of a minor, harboring a runaway, custodial interference, enticing a child, etc.
No, it is not legal for anyone to strike a child under the age of 18. You can be charged with child abuse or cruelty to a child if you strike someone under 18 years old.
When a child under the age of 15 gets charged with assault and battery, it can be considered either a felony or a misdemeanor depending on the severity of the assault and the state's judgment. There are a large number of factors that can influence this decision.
Assuming this is under United States jurisdiction, then no. However, if you are under the age of 18, you can be charged with distribution of child pornography, and she may be charged with possession of child pornography
Depends. We don't know the age of the minor. We don't know if the family knew or had reason to know that the child was a minor or not. We don't know if the child was escaping from abuse or claiming abuse. Those could have mitigating factors as to how much trouble the family might be in. Under normal circumstances, if a family were harboring a minor who had run away, yes they could get in trouble. Further, if they took the child across a state line, then they could be charged with kidnapping under federal law, a very serious offense. If the child stopped by a friends home out of state (on his/her own) and let parents to believe that he had permission, then the parent might not be in too great trouble. However, they did have a duty to investigate or inform the family as to how the child was doing. This is not a legal opinion as only an attorney in the state where this was involved could properly give a legal opinion.
Very likely you could lose custody of your under-12 child if you leave him/her at home alone. You could be charged with child endangerment and prosecuted.
Depending on state laws, it is actually illegal to pierce any child under the age of 16 other then earlobes. Some states, such as Idaho, even classify it as a double edged sword. If someone pierces a minor, the piercer may be charged with child abuse, while the parents are charged with child endangerment. Check the state laws, or piercing parlors to see what their policy is. If it is illegal in the state, and a shop is willing to pierce the minors navel, then beware. If they don't care about the state laws, then what else do they not care about?