Can I Get Emancipated if I'm Stressed at Home

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I am able to train horses which if you were unaware can make more than enough money to buy necessities, especially since I already have a future and stable home to move to.

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What part of "You are not 100% self-sufficient" is beyond your grasp, Miss Mouthy?

"Self-sufficient" does not mean "moving in with friends". It means paying for 100% of EVERYTHING all by yourself. That means 100% of your rent at market rate, 100% of your utilities, 100% of your groceries, 100% of your health care (yes, you must purchase health insurance), 100% of all of your incidentals and transportation costs, including any school related fees.

Not only that, but you have to show the court that you've been 100% self-sufficient and living on your own for anywhere from 6 months to a year BEFORE you can even submit your petition.

So, how much are you currently making at your full-time job? How long have you held this job?

If you think we're harsh, try taking your current situation to a judge.

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Quoting Sarah Middleton

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There was a time when I had a steady job and was paying for all my expenses (except rent) because our family was hurting for money and I wanted to help out. Which would include electronics, food, clothes, hygiene stuff, etc... I am very confident I can do that again especially since I am older now and can expand my range of jobs. Like I said I am not looking to be emancipated right this moment. I have been thinking about it for awhile and have decided to look into it. From some of the information I have read so far, made it sound as though emancipation was for minors in bad situations who were able to provide for themselves. I came to this forum to find out more about emancipation before meeting with someone I know who has been, to see if it is a possibility for me.

Also what you said about living completely on your own is not completely true as I know multiple people who were emancipated while living with other families and continued living with those families for quite awhile.

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No, no you don't.

Either they're lying to you, or you're lying to us.

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Either they're lying to you, or you're lying to us.

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I live in a state where emancipation is not an option. Period. And yet, I've had kids tell me that they've been emancipated, they found a sympathetic judge, blah blah blah. Oh, magical thinking!

Sarah, Deschutes County puts a goodly bit of emancipation information out. Read it all, including the forms. Pay particular attention to the budget sheet, which doesn't ask for what you think these expenses might be, but for what they ACTUALLY ARE. Note also that the fact sheet requires that you be "self-maintained and self-supported". The court expects pay stubs, rent receipts, utility bill stubs, and bank statements to back this up.

So, whether you're trying to blow smoke up our collective heinies, or your friends are just engaging in magical thinking, understand that we know a lot more about the topic than you do, and your friends are not special snowflakes to whom the law does not apply. Neither are you.

Ok, let's look at it this way.

Have you graduated high school yet? (likely not).

So...you would need a work permit from school to work legally. Now when I was 16, the law stated I could only work and go to school 48 hours per week combined. That leaves 18 hours for work.

$7.25/hr x 18....=$522 a month, before taxes are taken out.

Apartments typically require you make atleast 3 times your rent to qualify. Since average monthly rent alone is $600+.....
You need to be making atleast $1800 a month, while attending school and maintaining good grades.

Next: Your parents don't have to allow you to take anything. So...you need a budget for little things like bath towels, shower curtain, trash can, plunger, dishes, utensils, pots and pans, a bed and bedding....

I'm actually going to modify my response a bit.

It IS possible for those minors to be emancipated while they're living with other people...

...AS LONG AS if the other people were killed in a plane crash, she'd still be able to fully support herself.


FYI: The laws on minors and employment are very, very different to your state's, Pandora. http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/pages/t_faq_taminors.aspx

Wow, they really are a whole lot different (the employing minors laws)

I know, right?! It seems Oregon really doesn't mind working kids to the bone!

With the number of hours they allow them to work....how do they get their homework done?

Poorly, I'd imagine :/