Emancipation through marriage

I am turning 16 soon, but I’m already ready to move out. My parents are good people, even though I rarely get along with my mom and my dad (who I get along with fine) has two jobs, making it an occasional privilege to see him. I love them, but they are overprotective; I just want my freedom. Last summer, I spent two month working at a summer camp. For the first time, I was given the responsibilities and choices of an adult; taking care of myself as well as the children who were assigned in my cabin. There was no supervision; I was the supervision. And I surprised myself by making mature choices. I was the youngest person working at this camp, yet I found myself making smarter choices than a lot of my co-workers, even the ones who have already graduated. I can't convince my parents how much I have grown since they last saw me. Over the summer, I hadn’t missed my parents at all. It struck me after summer ended that I could deal with living without them. I currently do not have a job, but I am surely on my way of getting one soon; a part-time job. For my birthday, which is also soon, my parents are eager to get me a car. I want a job to pay for my own cell phone bill, pay for my own food and car payments; just to do things on my own. My parents understand and want to support me on that. I make excellent grades in school; A’s and occasionally B’s. I am in a special art program designed by my school, which prepares me to get into a major art college. I am currently at the top of my class in this art program, and I am sure to be offered huge scholarships by major schools; as a sophomore, I already have the skills of many of those who have already graduated this program, and I plan to get much better. So money for education after high school is not a concern for me.

Of course, I do not plan on actually moving out until next year, or after I think I could be completely financially stable on my own. I have plenty of people who I can move in with. But I do not know if my parents would allow me to get emancipated, for fear of me being out of their control. I’ve been referred to as a “goody-two-shoes” so much that no one, especially my parents, thinks that I would even be thinking of moving out. Usually, they are supportive with whatever choice I make, but they haven’t been supportive on my decision to date someone who is turning 18 soon. He’s partly the reason I want to move out. He lives three and a half hours away from me and I want to be able to see him as often as I please, without the permission of my parents. We do want to get married eventually, but right now we’re just struggling trying to deal with our overprotective parents who make it extremely difficult to visit each other.

So my question is, is it simpler to obtain emancipation automatically through marriage, or through parents’ consent?

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Quoting Raedoely

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I am turning 16 soon, but I’m already ready to move out. My parents are good people, even though I rarely get along with my mom and my dad (who I get along with fine) has two jobs, making it an occasional privilege to see him. I love them, but they are overprotective; I just want my freedom. Last summer, I spent two month working at a summer camp. For the first time, I was given the responsibilities and choices of an adult; taking care of myself as well as the children who were assigned in my cabin. There was no supervision; I was the supervision. And I surprised myself by making mature choices. I was the youngest person working at this camp, yet I found myself making smarter choices than a lot of my co-workers, even the ones who have already graduated. I can't convince my parents how much I have grown since they last saw me. Over the summer, I hadn’t missed my parents at all. It struck me after summer ended that I could deal with living without them. I currently do not have a job, but I am surely on my way of getting one soon; a part-time job. For my birthday, which is also soon, my parents are eager to get me a car. I want a job to pay for my own cell phone bill, pay for my own food and car payments; just to do things on my own. My parents understand and want to support me on that. I make excellent grades in school; A’s and occasionally B’s. I am in a special art program designed by my school, which prepares me to get into a major art college. I am currently at the top of my class in this art program, and I am sure to be offered huge scholarships by major schools; as a sophomore, I already have the skills of many of those who have already graduated this program, and I plan to get much better. So money for education after high school is not a concern for me.

Of course, I do not plan on actually moving out until next year, or after I think I could be completely financially stable on my own. I have plenty of people who I can move in with. But I do not know if my parents would allow me to get emancipated, for fear of me being out of their control. I’ve been referred to as a “goody-two-shoes” so much that no one, especially my parents, thinks that I would even be thinking of moving out. Usually, they are supportive with whatever choice I make, but they haven’t been supportive on my decision to date someone who is turning 18 soon. He’s partly the reason I want to move out. He lives three and a half hours away from me and I want to be able to see him as often as I please, without the permission of my parents. We do want to get married eventually, but right now we’re just struggling trying to deal with our overprotective parents who make it extremely difficult to visit each other.

So my question is, is it simpler to obtain emancipation automatically through marriage, or through parents’ consent?

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Emancipation is not easy and your parents would need to initiate it. Then if the judge thought it was in your best interest and you met the other qualifications, the judge may grant it.

Marriage also requires your parents' permission.

So my question is, is it simpler to obtain emancipation automatically through marriage, or through parents’ consent?

Marriage does not emancipate...marriage encumbers.