Pregnant Teen Needs Help With Emancipation

[tigger1]

Hi, I am going to be 16 years old on the 19th of December and am about seven months pregnant. I know that sounds bad right off the bat, but Im really not the average teen - I always kept a Grade Point Average above 3.5 without someone pushing me and grew up in a broken home. I was living in Michigan with my mom until her boyfriend left her and she didnt have a job because she recently had backk surgery and was working on a workmans comp. case and trying to get disability because she could not lift anything over ten pounds and could not be on her feet very long before her back would act up. I was working at Michigan Bead Supply, part time when I was going to school. I was only getting paid $5.15/hr but before i moved i got a raise and was then getting paid $7.00/hr. My mom was an alcoholic but is working on that. My dad is also an alcoholic. After we got so far behind on bills, my mom moved to tennessee with her dad (my grandpa) until she could get on her feet and get a house of her own. When my mom left michigan, i went with her but tried living with my dad first in south carolina. That didnt work out so now im here with my mom in tennessee. My whole life is in michigan -- the people i care about, my job, my everything. I still have some family there, too. But I've talked to my old boss and she assured that if ever I came back up, I would have a guaranteed job at Michigan Bead Supply where I was working before. Not going to school, and working full time, I am very confident that I would be able to move in with a close friend who also has a baby and pay my share for rent. Whatever money i do not use, i plan to put away and save for when my baby comes. I have everything i will need for the first couple months and I still have a baby shower that has not yet taken place. I know im capable of making it on my own reguardless of what my mom or dad thinks. Shes scared about the idea of emancipation and i know she wont cooperate in the process. Like i said im in tennessee right now, but need to live in michigan. im not sure if because of that, i would be emancipated in tennessee or...i guess i need to know how long of a process it is when the parent does not cooperate and what needs to be done. Id like to try and do this as quickly as possible. When I left Michigan, i left everything that was important to me and I'd do anything and everything to get it all back. There really is nothin for me in tennessee and I need to do whats right and best for me and this baby, not whats best for my mom, my dad, or anyone else. Please get back to me asap.
Thanks for your time.

[cbg]

The chances of a pregnant teenager getting emancipated in any state are between none and none.

You can't support yourself and a baby on $7.00 an hour even working full time, certainly not while going to school.

[tigger1]

I wont be going to school, that way i can work full time. I dont want my daughter to be around the alcohol at all. Its not as bad as it was once, but I dont want to take any chances. I made a promise to myself as a little girl, way before i became pregnant, that my child would not go through what i did. But what your telling me is that even if i were to move in with my close friend and her mom until we were fully able, combined incomes, to support ourselves it wouldnt be a possibility? Theres no way I can make something work?

[cbg]

I am telling you that the fact that you are pregnant is in itself enough for a judge to deny emancipation, as it indicates that you are in need of more, not less, supervison. Nor will any judge emancipate a teen who will have to drop out of school to support herself.

In any case, emancipation means that you, and you alone, can pay for rent, food, utilities, transportation, medical care, etc. It does not mean that you combine incomes with someone else and live under their roof. What if they get mad at you and toss you out? What if they get hit by a bus? If you cannot support yourself, ENTIRELY, 100%, emancipation is not an option.

[aaron]

Tennessee doesn't even have an emancipation statute.

Your best bet is to find a way to stay in school, perhaps while living with your friend with the permission of your parents.

[rmet4nzkx]

You might also look into homes for unwed mothers. Here is one http://www.tbch4kids.org/alternative.htm

[tigger1]

Alright well its looks like emancipation is out of the question. I need to figure something else out... But without my moms consent, theres no way I get to Michigan before my 17th birthday under my circumstances?

[Happy Trails]

Alright well its looks like emancipation is out of the question. I need to figure something else out... But without my moms consent, theres no way I get to Michigan before my 17th birthday under my circumstances?

Being a pregnant minor doesn't give you any more rights to leave home without parental permission. She could report you as a runaway and anybody helping you could face legal charges.

[cbg]

There's no way you can get to Michigan before your 18th birthday without your mother's permission under any circumstances.

[panther10758]

Did you not read the chances of being emanepated while pregnant are none and none!