How to File for Emancipation for a Teen Mother

I'll be the one to say it.

Liar.

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Well guess what you "expert" I had a court date today and the judge signed off on the damn emancipation papers.

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Oooooh, little girl. Your pants are SO on fire, I can see 'em from Ohio.

Not only do you NOT meet ANY of the requirements for emancipation in Texas (or any other state, for that matter), it takes between 6 months and a year to even get your petition on the docket. You expect us to believe that the courts cleared the docket to put you first, because you're such a special and important snowflake?

AND you got married without parental consent, because the courts were perfectly happy to suspend the law for you?

Sweetie, you know that if you were legally married, your emancipation petition would be dismissed, because legal marriage emancipates you, right?

Adorable. You REALLY SUCK at lying.

LLPoF

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Quoting SESmama

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$9 per hour? Let's break it down by category
Groceries - food in the house. Forget any eating out. Don't forget to add your son's food (formula, baby food, etc)

Household products - like paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, washcloths, towels, soap, shampoo (for both of you), laundry products

Utilities - phone, power, heat, water, trash collection (especially if you are in a house), pest control (especially if you are in a house)

Furniture - baby furniture (which will change in a few years when junior moves to a bigger bed), high chair, table, chairs

Automotive - car? (then you have to include gas, repairs, insurance, registration) if no car, transportation? (bus fare)

Personal items - clothing for both you and baby. And let me tell you, those little suckers go through clothing like they were Amelda Marcos. Shoes. Coats. And then double that because you have at least 2 seasons to consider.

Extraneous costs - daycare for your son while you are working. Internet AND a computer if you are looking to get your GED while watching your son. Care for your son if you decide to use the library. Do you like TV? Additional costs there (a TV to begin with, cable if you like that). And then there are the little everyday items that no one ever sees coming.

Basically on $9 per hour you can forget doing ANYTHING other than working and sitting at home on the floor with no furniture.

If you are given permission to work even 40 hours per week (assuming you work year round at 40 hours per week) here are your figures

$9 x 40 = 360/wk = 18720/yr

18720.00 - yearly salary
+3908.00 - federal taxes
1160.64 - Social Security taxes
271.44 - Medicare taxes
21195.92 - total yearly bring home

Divide that by 52 weeks = Probably around 332.00 a week with a lump sum of 3908.00 at tax time.

REALLY think you and son can live on that? And this is ONLY if you work full time and if NO other expenses are taken out of your paycheck.

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While I think that your point is absolutely excellent, I can tell you right now that you are wrong on both the federal and state income tax figures. Not only will she have zero federal income tax at that income level (with her child as her dependent) but she will get back, on top of any withholdings, approximate 3908.00 in refundable credits, therefore that figure should be added to her income, rather than there being any deduction for federal income tax.

Therefore please note how I have corrected the figures in the above quote.

In addition, TX has no state income tax for individuals, therefore there would be no deduction for TX either.

I married with parental consent and that IS the reason the emancipation papers were signed. Both my mother and father signed the papers for my husband and I to marry. We had a court date 6/24/13. No one has to believe me.

Good. Because we don't.

If no one has to believe you, why do you keep coming back to argue?

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Quoting LawResearcherMissy

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Oooooh, little girl. Your pants are SO on fire, I can see 'em from Ohio.

Not only do you NOT meet ANY of the requirements for emancipation in Texas (or any other state, for that matter), it takes between 6 months and a year to even get your petition on the docket. You expect us to believe that the courts cleared the docket to put you first, because you're such a special and important snowflake?

AND you got married without parental consent, because the courts were perfectly happy to suspend the law for you?

Sweetie, you know that if you were legally married, your emancipation petition would be dismissed, because legal marriage emancipates you, right?

Adorable. You REALLY SUCK at lying.

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Awww man, I wanted her to come back and prove us wrong!

:p