Emancipation in Arizona

My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: Arizona

Ok so legally, my mom has all custody of me, but I live with her and my "dad" who hasn't legally adopted me after 16 years he's been in my life. They aren't physically or mentally abusive and my household is in no way dangerous anymore since the marijuana has been gone. I also already pay my own car insurance, and make around $10,000 a year with a part-time job, which my hours working there are limited due to parental control. This is also more than my "dad" who is unemployed, while my mom brings in 85% of the income to support me, my brother, and my parents while the other 15% comes from my child support payments which I DON'T SEE. Would an emancipation be passed on my situation if there wasn't consent on the parental side of the form, but I am completely able to support myself 100%? Anything helps, thanks.

How are you completely able to support yourself on $10k/year?

And do you realize that child support isn't for you? It's to reimburse Mom....

With parental consent gone, I would be able to pick up more than the 25 hours a week I am currently limited to which would allow me to make about 14k a year, granted it isn't much but it is enough to get me by with around 20 bucks to spare a month. And yes I do realize that child support isn't completely for me, but when there are 3 incomes in the house being my mom, my "dad's" unemployment, and child support, I should at least get some of it (being hopeful). By the way my income is more than my dad's unemployment collection if that counts for anything. And especially with summer coming up I would be making up to 2k a month.

That's not what I was asking.

You are not currently able to prove to a court that you can fully support yourself.

And frankly $14k/year is NOT going to convince the court. It's just not. You need to be able to prove that you can pay market rent, utilities, food, transportation, health insurance, clothing, incidentals...all while keeping your grades at school.

And no, your parents don't owe you anything. If you want your own money, you do what you're doing now - earn it. :)


Read more here:

http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.go...ses/jg_jg4.asp

You don't get emancipated based upon your representation that, although presently incapable of doing so, you'll be able to support yourself at some point in the future. As you surely already know, because you surely followed the forum instructions and read the stickied threads before posting, in your state you must be financially self-supporting at the time the judge grants a petition for emancipation.

ok but hypothetically say that i had complete support of myself, with no regards to physical or mental abuse with the parents, just differential views, would the court even consider passing an emancipation without consent from the parents?

and also, if marijuana finds its way back into my home, would that be grounds of emancipation because of an unsafe and dangerous environment at home?

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ok but hypothetically say that i had complete support of myself, with no regards to physical or mental abuse with the parents, just differential views, would the court even consider passing an emancipation without consent from the parents?

and also, if marijuana finds its way back into my home, would that be grounds of emancipation because of an unsafe and dangerous environment at home?

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We don't do hypotheticals. The court certainly won't entertain a hypothetical. You're either able to support yourself - or you're not.

DID you read the link? Have you read other threads here?

And no - pot in your home is not grounds for emancipation. Pot is rarely grounds to change custody, let alone have CPS remove you from the home (which would be the worst case scenario - you'd end up in foster care, not by yourself).

I'm not going to bring a hypothetical situation to court. That is why I'm asking here. I have read numerous threads on this site and I have read the entire bill for emancipation in arizona. I do know what I am talking about, but there are just some things I need cleared up. I am not about to drop out of school to hold a 50 hour a week minimum wage paying job because education is important. I am probably not even going to go down to the juvenile court and get the papers because its not very probable based on the statistics of people who actually receive emancipations. I am just simply asking if I am a candidate for emancipation, which I am probably not. But it's worth knowing whether I am or not.

....then you should already be aware that you're not a candidate for emancipation :)

Haha alright. and just wondering. What would you say is a reasonable number a 16 year old would be able to support his/herself at? 20k/year?