What Are My Chances of Emancipation

My question involves emancipation laws for Washington State.

Hello, i am getting ready to try to emancipate myself when I turn 16. Here are my reasons:

I believe my mother, who fits the descriptions of a bipolar person, verbally abuses me. It is hard to explain what goes on day to day but I will try. She laughs at me and demoralizes me by calling me things like "The Boy" and not paying attention to me. For example, as soon as she gets home from work all she mostly does is watch TV (aside from fixing dinner). Anyways, if I try to talk to her about my day or something funny when the TV is running, (even during dinner), she gets really mad cause im Distracting her.

Usually the only thing i voluntarily say to her anymore is hello, bye, thank you, and other small talk to keep peace... I do that often because when she is "happy" she lets me go places like my grandma's who gives me respect and fairness.

Now, about the bipolar and admitted OCD. For example, she cleans everything obssesively until it is clean and bare. She also has this cat and will do things like say its name (Elmo) over and over... gradually getting louder. She also makes god awful songs which I dont care to type.The frequency and immaturity of these songs really take a toll. Her temper is also terrible and varies. She is always having conflicts with her co workers and often comes home bawling. This is never a good sign for me or my stepdad who used to stand up for me a lot but eventually submitted. The things she says to me makes me anywhere from severely angry to overwhelmingly sad. I am ashamed to admit i have thought about suicide and how I would do over maybe 50 or so times. I physically prepared myself a few times and have drawn pictures. Luckily, i havent been that way for a while due to my dad and grandma.

I thought I would mention that when I was a little younger she would slap, push and pin me against the wall from time to time. She would also call me names like reject and little a__hole, while screaming VERY loudly. Even her screaming my name would scare me, now I just get angry or practice blocking it out. My stepdad brought the end to the physical abuse and most of the name calling,though the screaming still happens sometimes. Now, her attitude is mostly cold and angry and i stay in my room a lot of the time, except for when she wants me to do chores for her.

My plans are to gather up whatever I need and get emancipated at age 16. Thank you VERY much for reading this and telling me if I can risk a petition with this extremely volatile parent.

Took me about 5 seconds to find this with Google.

http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/doc...ateabbrev=/WA/

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I am ashamed to admit i have thought about suicide and how I would do over maybe 50 or so times. I physically prepared myself a few times and have drawn pictures.

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This alone is enough to ensure that your petition would be denied.

Aside from that, you need to already have a job with which to fully support yourself, the documented ability to handle your finances, good grades in school, and demonstrable maturity.

Read here and here.

That was years ago... aside from that I have about a year and a half until im sixteen, but I will try as hard as I can to hold down a job and get good grades. I would also be open to letting my dad or grandmother get full custody me until 18. Thanks for your replies.

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That was years ago

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Doesn't matter. Kids with a history of mental instability or suicidal thoughts are not emancipated. Period.

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I would also be open to letting my dad or grandmother get full custody me until 18.

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That's not up to you. Your father can certainly petition for a change of custody, but if the court doesn't find it to be in your best interests, it won't happen.

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Quoting advice?

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That was years ago... aside from that I have about a year and a half until im sixteen, but I will try as hard as I can to hold down a job and get good grades. I would also be open to letting my dad or grandmother get full custody me until 18. Thanks for your replies.

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Hang it up dear, you're currently only 14, and even at 16, you're not getting out under emancipation. Dad can try and file a petition, but you're going to need a substantial change of circumstances to make that one fly. Your 'belief' that mom verbally abuses you isn't going to fly.... every teen that doesn't get their own way says that.