Emancipation in the State of Colorado

My question involves emancipation in the State of: Colorado.

Okay; so basically I've looked at other posts and have not found the answers to all of my questions. I do know that Colorado does not have an emancipation statute and so I'm wondering as to how I would go through the emancipation process. Here's a little bit of a background.

I'm sixteen, and will be seventeen in five months. I'd like to be emancipated from my home, but I do not have consent from either one of my parents. I know I'm of the age of being emancipated, but due to the fact of my parents not giving me consent, I'm not able to do so without taking this into court. The reasons as to why I want to be emancipated are:

• I do not feel safe in my home
• My dad use to be an alcoholic; doesn't drink as much now, but still drinks a considerable amount.
• Physical abuse has occurred in my house (when I was younger).
• My mom has slapped me before; I feel as if we fight in the future, it will escalate.
• They are not helping me financially.

I do currently have a job, I make about four-hundred dollars every two weeks. My parents do not help me financially. Over the past seven months, I've been paying for absolutely everything myself. If I'm able to be emancipated, I will be getting a full time job to support myself. I do have places where I can go; I'm not going to be "crashing at a friends house", I'd be paying rent, but living with a friend. I'd still be going to school; not dropping out. I'm close enough to finishing to the point I don't see myself dropping out.

My questions are:

• What is the process in which I would go through to become emancipated?
• How long would it take before I was legally emancipated?
• Costs? (Court fees, etc.)
• Would I have to hire a lawyer?
• What's the easiest route of going through this?
• I've ditched a few classes recently in school due to being stressed out about my home situation; would this affect my chances of being emancipated?

If anyone can help me, that would be much appreciated. Thanks.

You just answered your own question.

Definitely not. If you're not going to help me; please get off my post.

If CO has no emancipation law, then there is no emancipation process to go through. Therefore, you cannot be emancipated.

No hon, that's not how this works. You don't decide who responds and who doesn't.

But let's make this easy - Colorado does not have a statute allowing the emancipation of a minor, according to you. Hence, you answered your own question.

Yes, you can be emancipated in the state of Colorado. I researched this. But, they don't always require you to go through a court system. In the case in which your parents do not give you consent, you do.

Well if you've done all this research, what do you need us for? Based on the facts you've given us, you would not be a candidate for emancipation in any state I know of.

http://www.coloradolegalservices.org...rado?ref=KA5fR

To achieve that you would need to earn more money and be kicked out by your parents. What part of this not happening are you too dense to understand?

You...do...not...qualify. You are not living independently nor can you be self-supporting on $800 a month.