Okay, this isn't really the right forum but I can't think of anywhere else to post this.... maybe "young hippies"... or "higher ed" somehow... or "random thoughts". Does anybody know anything about emancipation? I looked up how the process works and everything, and even got the forms off the internet, and I know that in my state if I do not have my parents consent (which I don't know if I will have yet), I need to prove to the court that denying emancipation would be harmful to me, which I am likely to be able to prove. So, does anybody have any experience with this? How do emancipation hearings usually go? How harmful does denying emancipation have to be for that to work? How hard or easy is it to get emancipated? I don't really feel like telling my story right now... sorry... I just need some information on this to see if it is worth trying...
They probably won't let you be emancipated unless you can support yourself financially and also can prove that you won't have to drop out of school in the process. Last year when I was looking into it, I decided that I would just deal with the emotional abuse for another 2 years because otherwise a) they probably WOULDN'T let me get emanciapted and b) there's no way in hell that anything short of a nuclear detonation is going to stop me from going to school and going to college. So yeah... I think it really depends on what state you live in though. If things are so bad at home, talk to a school counselor or someone else that has a resonable amount of power to get child protection services to you. Is there anywhere else you could go? If you have a relative or friend who could take you in for awhile, that may be best. Look around for any other alternative before taking legal action which could spur up even more problems.
Here in Germany, there are in bigger cities special houses for Women or others for teenagers that have problems at home, and they can go there, as an alternative for running away from home. In a house like that you would have the possibility to go to school, and have a roof over your head. Maybe you can find something like that in your area. Or as clover said, find somebody who will take you in for a while. Maybe distance will clear some things up prior to goint to court.
I helped a freind look into Emacipation for his stepson, when his wife died, and the child's father wanted to take him back. In our state, the emacipated minor has to be able to support himself, he has to prove he isn't on public aid, and won't be at risk to be on it, has to be mentally and emotionally ready to live on his own, and that is is better for the child than living with a parent or legal guardian, or there are no parents or legal guardians who can take care of the child adequately. As you can see, few teens qualify. My freind's step son did not (he was in Spec Ed, and it was determined before they even went to court that it would be impossible for him to support himself.) There are also other stipulations, but you should be able to find them on the net.
