Minor Considering Emancipation

I see. Thank you for the information.

Before I leave; I'm simply curious: it appears emancipation is nigh impossible to achieve. Are the cases of granted emancipation as rare as they sound?

They are extremely rare. About the only valid reason for emancipation that I can think of is, "My parents were killed in a car crash and I need the legal right to sign contracts so that I can pay the rent and the light bill and take care of my younger siblings".

Incredibly rare, Funny.

Many states don't actually have statutes allowing for the emancipation of a minor; those which do generally seek to find ways to not make it happen.

In my State for example, if you're in one particular county your chances are about 3%. If you're not in that county? They fall to about 1%.

One of our members here did some checking for his state a few years back.

In Georgia, in 2005, there were 12 minors emancipated. 12. Out of several thousand applicants. All were granted emancipation based on one specific loophole in the law at that time. FYI, that loophole would not apply to you.

The Georgia legislature decided that 12 were too many. In 2006, they passed a bill that tightened up that loophole. None of the 12 would qualify today. And as far as I know, there hasn't been an emancipation in Georgia since.

Wow, admittedly I feel a bit foolish and humbled now. I apologize for wasting your time

I suppose all that's left for me to do is man up, sit down, and have a chat with the parents. Perhaps I'll convince them to grant my wishes of education by 2012 beginning semester

Thank you for the invaluable information

You absolutely have not wasted anyone's time here, Funny :)

Happy Rest Of Holidays, and good luck for the future.

If it helps bring you to an understanding with your parents, then the time is not wasted. And I know I speak for Doggie when I say that we both appreciate your willingness to accept an answer that you did not want to hear. That's quite a bit more than many kids your age have done.

Have a very Merry rest of Christmas and a great new year.

Happy Holidays to you two as well!

And, just as a side note, at most colleges these days, you can get credit by exam via CLEP and DSST for up to 45 credits towards your Bachelor's degree. CLEP has the "basic" college courses (math, social science, history), DSST has a wider range of specific credits. If you've got the time on your hands, you could knock out a year and a half of college coursework at your own pace and keep the education ball rolling (especially if there are general required courses that are needed for your degree, but that you have no desire to actually sit in class for).

Yes thank you, I'm aware of the CLEP system. I've already begun studying for a couple tests.
Sometimes I simply feel like I'm not working to my full potential (Not to sound immodest. There's nothing wrong with knowing one's potential). And one can only take so many CLEP exams

I'm not familiar with DSST though. I'll research it