Emancipation for an Early Graduate in Florida

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Florida

I'm 16 and will be graduating in December 2014 per my completion of Florida public high school, from there, the schools I wish to attend do not have spring enrollment and I'll be taking the Spring and Summer semesters off to save money for my upcoming expenses, going to college in the Fall of 2015, I will be 17 a few days before the Fall semester begins. Anyways, I graduated a year ahead of my class with a 3.8 GPA, and a 5.2 HPA (honors/AP point avg) as well as an 1798 SAT score, I have yet to take ACT. Through my educational accomplishments, I was granted early graduation status, however, this means that I'll be going to college long before I turn 18, which presents some unique problems most students don't have. Yes, I understand that many students do go to college at 17, but most turn 18 at least before the end of the first semester of freshman year, with me, though, this is not the case.
As this school year and my graduation will inevitably come quicker than I'll ever imagine, my mother has agreed to let me move out to pursue my college years even though I'm not 18, which is definitely a good thing. Although this was a breakthrough in our family, I also see that the top college of my choice does not let people under 18 sign for a dorm (my dorm was prepaid through FL Pre-Paid per my father's will when he died) because people under 18 are not considered "legally allowed to sign a binding contract until the age of majority (18 in FL). Meaning I would have to get an apartment near the college, which, of course, I also cannot sign for because I'm not 18. Pretty much, I can't even buy my own bottle of Mucinex without my parents approval because it's extremely regulated by FL law. Along with these challenges, if I were to go to college 6 hours away from my hometown, my mom can't drive up to buy me some flu medication or have me pick up my own prescriptions for my blood issues, even though they were prescribed to me by the GP. Even though this seems minor, if I were to get hurt on accident or get into a situation in which, because I was not 18, I couldn't consent to medical treatment or services, if I get sick, hurt, have trouble with financial aid or other college costs, etc. I can't do anything about it because I'm not 18, and with my mother 6 hours away, she can't do much either, making me SOL.
If it's any help, I'll be going to state college, at FSU or UCF, so off-campus housing is cheap and student oriented.
Because of these conditions, I'm begining to look into emancipation. I understand all the special conditions that come with this, like paying for my own everything, providing for myself independent from my parents, and all the rest. I have a good job tutoring young children that brings be $3,600 a month, and I'm saving most of it for college expenses. Once I move away, I can easily get a job working in an area school, as my high school certification program was in Early Childhood Education, which will earn me my ECPC (the FL DCF certificate to teach children 8 and under) by November, so I would have a source of income to support myself. Would it be possible for someone with my significant problems to petition, with my mother's help, for emancipation and have it be granted? I'm trying to make moving out as seamless for both my mother and myself, but I'm worried that if something happens to me while I'm away, I won't be able to make sure I'm healthy, as I have hematological issues as well as other medical problems that usually need to be signed off by my mom because I'm not 18 yet.
So a summary of my questions:
1. Is emancipation possible under the circumstances and both the cooperation of my mother and myself, as I can financially support myself while in college?
2. If so, does my FL Pre-Paid stand in the way of that because I'm not "technically" paying for college myself even though it was in my deceased fathers' will?
3. Do you have any suggestions as to what to do if emancipation is not possible and if something comes up while in 6 hours away from my parent and she cannot consent for me?

P.S. Community College is not an option for me, as the schools even 1 hour away from me are not adequate to my scholastic necessity (they're terrible schools).
Thank you! :)

Your mother does not have to be physically present to consent to medical treatment for you, nor does she have to be physically present in order for you to obtain prescriptions. Landlords in college towns will rent to minors with a parent cosigning. You can also stay in a dorm with a parent cosigning.

Therefore, I can see no reason why you actually NEED emancipation. While you are someone who could possibly qualify for emancipation, its still a complicated and expensive process that you really don't need. Yes, you will have to coordinate some things with your mother for the first year you are in college, but its only for your first year. Why waste a lot of money attempting to do something that you don't actually need?

Hi, I understand what you're saying, but in the MANY times I've been to the doctor's office as well as the local CVS/Walgreens, they've made my mother literally come into the store to consent to but things like NyQuil, not even kidding. It apparently contains pseudoephrine (sp?) which is very regulated as it is considered a narcotic in the ability to make some sort of drug, not too sure which one, but whatever the case, the pharmacy won't give me meds even for the common cold. This is just the beginning, I've had the pharmacy refuse to give me my medically necessary prescriptions because they're blood thinners (also regulated in FL, probably due to drugs or trafficking, etc. once again, not sure, all I know is they're unimaginably regulated). Do you think my mom could get a notarized consent to distribute meds for me to take to the pharmacy?
Also, since my mom will be 6 hours away, it's impossible to get her to come up at my every whim to sign leases for apts, dorm, etc. because she has to work and driving up every 3 months or so is not practical for her, not even calculating gas and things like that, it'd be crazy to ask her to come up. Could I fax or email her a pic, or does it have to be signed in person? Sorry, I've never leased, so I'm not sure how that works, but if she has to be present, is there any other way than having her come up to the school? Skype, anything?

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Hi, I understand what you're saying, but in the MANY times I've been to the doctor's office as well as the local CVS/Walgreens, they've made my mother literally come into the store to consent to but things like NyQuil, not even kidding. It apparently contains pseudoephrine (sp?) which is very regulated as it is considered a narcotic in the ability to make some sort of drug, not too sure which one, but whatever the case, the pharmacy won't give me meds even for the common cold. This is just the beginning, I've had the pharmacy refuse to give me my medically necessary prescriptions because they're blood thinners (also regulated in FL, probably due to drugs or trafficking, etc. once again, not sure, all I know is they're unimaginably regulated). Do you think my mom could get a notarized consent to distribute meds for me to take to the pharmacy?
Also, since my mom will be 6 hours away, it's impossible to get her to come up at my every whim to sign leases for apts, dorm, etc. because she has to work and driving up every 3 months or so is not practical for her, not even calculating gas and things like that, it'd be crazy to ask her to come up. Could I fax or email her a pic, or does it have to be signed in person? Sorry, I've never leased, so I'm not sure how that works, but if she has to be present, is there any other way than having her come up to the school? Skype, anything?

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If there is a valid prescription I don't understood why the pharmacist won't fill it. Nyquil is neither prescription-necessary or otherwise controlled. Pseodoephedrine is also available over the counter - you need no letters, or anything, you simply need to follow the store's instructions.

Is there something missing from situation that might be necessary to understand the situation more?

Policies and the law vary by pharmacy and state. The pharmacies we have locally will not permit anyone under the age of 18 to pick up a prescription, and certain over the counter medication such as Nyquil (prohibited by law).

Florida may or may not have such restrictions as well. So, she might be correct in that the law or the pharmacies in question could prevent her from buying even OTC meds she might need.

That being said, I tend to agree that seeking emancipation may be a lengthy and expensive proposition that may force you to stay home and fight the issue out in court anyway. So, seeking emancipation may, by default, force you to remain home to continue attending court. These matters can take many months to decide even in the best of circumstances.

Now, as a person who has taken care of minor children not his own, I can say that having parents even in another country is not necessarily a burden for medical treatment. Though, without a reliable adult where you live, it'd be difficult for mom to sign over the right to make those decisions to someone.

Start working with a counselor at the school for possible options. There are almost always options as it is doubtful you will be the first minor ever to transfer to that college.

Regarding regarding prescriptions:

http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreation...ws/id_req.html

Perhaps there a newer requirements for CA? As written, it's up to the pharmacy itself - ID is not required at all. This does not mean the pharmacist must dispense, of course...just that the there is no law compelling the pharmacist to require ID.

Back to FL though. If CA is "don't legally need ID at all", FL is the uppity elder sibling with its "We require ID...sometimes". I'm curious as to the blood thinner = controlled substance issue. I'd love for an answer to the question of which blood thinner is being discussed.'

I believe there is more to the story than we're being told.

@Cdwjava,
I'm pretty sure that our pharmacies follow the same rules as yours do, not sure where you're from, but the limits are the same, if not more stringent.
If I were to go to FSU, I would have my 1/2 sister within 60 minutes of the college (still a far stretch), same dad, different mom. Not sure if, since she's not my biological sister, he would be able to get legal permission to pick up my prescriptions for me or not, but it's slightly more convenient than 6 hrs. If I went to UCF, I wouldn't have anyone in my family near me or within 100 miles of me. The only other option I would have is to have my boyfriend (who'll be 18 be the time we're in college) get my stuff for me, also not sure if the pharmacies will approve of that since he's not my mom. My mom said that the campuses almost always have a health clinic, but the website for the health clinics for my prospective schools say that in order to treat and dispense meds, like pharmacies the dispense Benadryl, Nyquil, Acetaminophen, and other OTC painkillers and medicines, that you must be 18. It's the most unnecessary rule, but apparently that's how it is, unless you're in serious medical distress, you're on your own. It's just a huge pain in the butt, as by that time, I will have graduated high school and have apparently shown enough competency to gain entrance to state college, you'd think they would believe you know how to take a pill or two.
It's not even the medication thing for emancipation though, it's also about being able to pay bills in my name like electric and water and A/C, but I can't do that because I'm not 18. As far as I understand it, it will happen to go to my mom, and I don't want to put that burden on her. Why would she pay for my utilities? I can't get a cell phone plan, I can't sign a lease, I can't apply for a credit card to manage my money efficiently, and I really don't want to have my mom end up paying for everything while I'm in college; I feel responsible for my own bills and rent, not her. Even if it worked out, it would be hard for her to travel to renew leases for the following summer, my birthday is very late, so by the time I leave for college, a "school year" will be up before I'll be 18, so if I take summer classes, my mother will have to drive all the way back up to my college to renew my lease.
@Dogmatique,
Our pharmacies have apparently had issues with drug trafficking between minors and meth labs and things like that, so our state put limits on the people allowed to pick up any sort of prescriptions, even Mucinex, Claratin-D, and Nyquil/Dayquil, are regulated so that parents or someone over 18 has to be physically present w/ I.D. to purchase. It's like when you go to buy alcohol and the cashier has to verify that you're over 21, if you go to a local pharmacy, they see if you're buying a product that contains the limited drugs and check your age accordingly. It has gotten so bad that they don't even put the pills on the store shelves, they put a card in it's place with a sign that says "Please take this to the pharmacy counter to verify and dispense." Its unfortunate that the druggies have taken over what I rely on during allergy season :( Also, the pharmacy will fill my blood thinners and other meds, they just will not dispense them to me, even if I have the prescription in my hand with my name on it for the same reason they don't allow under-18s to buy OTC flu medications.

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@Dogmatique,
Before you jump to unnecessary conclusions, I've had hematological issues since birth. They have me on blood thinners which are not "controlled substances" but the amount that they give me requires monitoring on both my doctors' part as well as the pharmacy . There's a certain amount they can give me at one time because its a pharmaceutical brand of aspirin. Apparently, my pharmacy does not believe that I'm able to handle my own scripts. Your pharmacy may be different than mine, but my pharmacy has strict rules on minors doing anything with pills.

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@Cdwjava,
I'm pretty sure that our pharmacies follow the same rules as yours do, not sure where you're from, but the limits are the same, if not more stringent.

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There are a combination of laws and policies that tend to compel pharmacies and chain stores to restrict who can purchase many types of substances. Liability pervades business decisions in this realm and even if legal, business know that they can face civil liability or bad press if they were to allow a minor to receive a substance commonly abused by minors (such as cough medicines and the like).

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If I were to go to FSU, I would have my 1/2 sister within 60 minutes of the college (still a far stretch), same dad, different mom.

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There's your answer - have your mom (or whoever has legal custody) sign papers allowing immediate decisions to be made by that person. Your state might require specific forms, mine didn't. I had a signed statement reiterated every few months by the parent(s) of the children we had in our care (one for four years - and he just graduated from high school yesterday!!!!) and these were sufficient for doctors, the school, insurance, and colleges. Your mileage might vary, but there's time for you and mom to look into it.

And being a blood relative is usually not relevant. My wife and i were not related to any of the children we've cared for (and only a few of them were foster children - the long term ones were not in foster care).

Sorry kiddo, got nothing further for you.

You are imposing issues on yourself that are not problems. Either there is more to the story or you are simply not mature enough to understand what the real issues are and as such, not a candidate for emancipation.


the concern about bills being in your mothers name; just because they would be in her name doesn't mean she has to pay them. You can pay all the bill regardless of whose name they are in. Heck, you can pay my bills.

even if emancipated, it isn't likely a cellphone provider is going to sign a contract with you without a co-signer. Same for housing. If emancipated you can enter a binding contract (since actually it isn't that you can't enter into a contract but whether you can be held to the contract due to the disability of age), that doesn't mean other parties will enter a comtract with you. None of them are required to enter into contracts with you and regardless of a piece of paper saying you are emancipated many still won't enter into a contract with you and there is nothing you can do about it.

Medical treatment;

again, you are making it bigger than it really is. Minor's are away from their guardians for myriad reasons and any problem you have can be overcome without your mother having to drive 6 hours.

You our make some odd statements about your sister. While she is related to you due to having only one parent in common I am sure she is both 100% a person and 100% your sister so your concern that she is only 1/2 a person is both untrue and irrelevant.

if she is a 60 minute drive from you she is surely less than 100 miles from you so your statement you have no family within 100 miles is obviously incorrect.

so, the more you argue you need to be emancipated, the more you show how little you have done to find solutions to the issues which show all the more why you should not be emancipated. Mature minds search for solutions and emancipation, even if possible, is not actually a solution to at least some of the issues you see as problems. If you were as worthy of emancipation as you have attempted to show, you would know this already.

im curious: the schools you are considering do not require you to reside on campus? Most schools I have seen require freshman to reside on campus. Even if they don't, what is the purpose of living off campus?

I'm with Dog on this one. The thread sounds like how do I buy OTC drugs while being under 18. The rest looks like window dressing.

And why all the different examples of buying drugs at different stores and pharmacies? People usually buy at one store or pharmacy. Mom could just go to the pharmacy and give them a letter stating that it is OK for the pick-up of meds.

I'm not buying it.

All of the other issues addressed by OP are easily resolved. Has OP heard of overnight mail for contract issues or a phone call to or from mom for emergencies?

Well, OP doesn't have the required medical knowledge to discuss it, really - and in her defense she doesn't need to talk to us about it.

What I WILL say though is she has said certain things which are simply either completely false or are examples of misinformation.

I am however starting to understand whats going on here. And the problem is not with the pharmacy..directly, at least. To spell it out, it's OP herself. Someone, somewhere, has decided that for whatever reason that she has a major problem with compliance. When you have a long-term patient and they have a long medication record there is rarely a need to restrict the patient unless there is a flag waving proudly.

*cough*

As to the OTC stuff; apparently 18 yo bf is or will be going to the same school so bf can purchase all the OTC stuff op needs.

op is making a lot of excuses for problems that aren't really problems

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You our make some odd statements about your sister. While she is related to you due to having only one parent in common I am sure she is both 100% a person and 100% your sister so your concern that she is only 1/2 a person is both untrue and irrelevant.

if she is a 60 minute drive from you she is surely less than 100 miles from you so your statement you have no family within 100 miles is obviously incorrect.
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I'm not saying my sister is 1/2 a person, I;m just saying that since she doesn't have the same father that I do, she's my HALF-sister. Not half a person, so there you are incorrect. Also, it depends of which school I attend. If I go to FSU, she's close. If I do not and I go 3 hours away from FSU to UCF then she will not be close at all.

Also, I have tried to find other avenues:
A notarized consent form my mother to allow me to apply for housing, get required things for life, pay bills, etc. Like a blanket release. This, however, nobody has answered me on. Not sure if it'll work or if it won't.

Not all college campuses make students live on campus as a freshman for a variety of reasons. At FL state universities, there are 40k+ kids and only about 5k dorms, so they cannot possibly force all freshman to reside on campus because there is simply not enough room. Dorms at campuses are expensive and it would just be economically easier to just have an apt than a dorm. A dorm at my school of choice is about $5k a semester, a apt would only be around $4500 because around the campus, students get discounted housing just for being students. I'm sure that's not everywhere, but at these particular schools, it is.

Colleges and Universities are used to students in your situation and have dealt with them many times. I'd suggest contacting someone in the admission department of the school you're interested in and asking them your questions.

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fsugirl44;812367]I'm not saying my sister is 1/2 a person, I;m just saying that since she doesn't have the same father that I do, she's my HALF-sister. Not half a person, so there you are incorrect.

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either she is your sister or she isn't. Are you suggesting that an adopted child would have no siblings in the adopted family no matter how many biological children the couple may have?

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Also, I have tried to find other avenues:
A notarized consent form my mother to allow me to apply for housing, get required things for life, pay bills, etc. Like a blanket release. This, however, nobody has answered me on. Not sure if it'll work or if it won't.

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To pay bills, you write a check and send it to whomever is billing you, your mother, or anybody else. They don't care who pays the bill as long as somebody pays the bill.

and since you said your housing was already paid for, the only issue left is damages you may cause. Your mother can co-sign for you. Ask the school how to accomplish that monumental task. It's not like this is the first time they have ever had to deal with this sort of thing.

get "thing" required for life? Like what; food? You go to the store.

and no, a blanket release won't do anything for you since your mother is not releasing you from anything or anybody else.


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Dorms at campuses are expensive and it would just be economically easier to just have an apt than a dorm.

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really? Even after you wrote this in the first post?

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I also see that the top college of my choice does not let people under 18 sign for a dorm (my dorm was prepaid through FL Pre-Paid per my father's will when he died)

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A dorm at my school of choice is about $5k a semester, a apt would only be around $4500 because around the campus, students get discounted housing just for being students. I'm sure that's not everywhere, but at these particular schools, it is.

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so it would cost you $0000000 to have a dorm but $4500 to have an apartment. I'm not seeing your point.

@budwad and @dogmatique For the first, and the last time. The pharmacies around my house are expensive and I'm not someone who can flaunt around money, I try to find the best deals I can because my meds are not generics. I'm not trying to get drugs. I'm going off to college and under FL law, they can restrict the dispensing of any sort of OTC or prescription medications from minors whenever they please, the pharmacists could have a problem dispensing to minors because their kid has issues, the pharmacist could have had an influx of robberies, the list goes on an on, and there's absolutely nothing I can do about it because I'm not 18. It has nothing to do with me or my medical history, which I don't feel like I should have to explain to a stranger on an internet board. I'm not a druggie, I'm a 4.0 kid that's never even stole candy from a store, not someone that gets into all the stuff. Don't jump to conclusions you cannot back up. Anyways, obviously you didn't read the entire thread because I'm concerned with other things like trying to find housing, paying bills. etc. when my parents are 500 miles away.
Overnight mail isn't ALWAYS overnight. I've learned that one too many times. Not only that, it's like $25.00 to send something, that's more than I'm willing to pay for faulty postal service. My mom also has a job and cannot pick up the phone every time I hurt myself, in a minor injury respect. If I get the flu (a minor sickness), the health clinic can't treat me because I legally cannot consent to my own medical treatment. The only thing I'm entitled to medically is OB/GYN appointments and that's about it. Unless I'm dying, they really can't do much because unless my insurance and my parents sign off, there's nothing they can do.

Look, you are not the first speshul snowflake the college will have dealt with. Call and ask admissions your questions. I'm willing to bet they have all sorts of advice and answers to all your questions without worrying about emancipation.

Age of Majority in Alabama is 19. Are you going to tell me all those Freshmen/Sophomores attending many of Alabama's fine universities and colleges manage to do what needs to be done by being emancipated? (Answer: They are not emancipated. What needs to get done is done.) :wallbang:

Okay, what you don't seem to understand is that, even though my dorm is paid for, that doesn't mean they HAVE to give me housing per their rules. I'm at their discretion, regardless of what anyone wants it's up to them. At that point, my mom can ask for the money back from the dorm deposit because she's in charge of the account. Even of they made an acception (which they probably won't due to competition for housing on state universities) my dorm is only paid for for one year, if I start in the summer and end in the following summer, I'd still be under 18 because of my late birthday making things extremely difficult.
Your "food" comment was unnecessarily sarcastic and rude, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say it. What I meant was things like credit cards since cash is hard to deal with and I get my paychecks in check form, so I have to put it in a back acct, which I cannot get on my own until 18. Also, god forbid something were to happen legally, I couldn't prosecute without my mom. If I got robbed, assaulted, jumped, anything, my mom would have to be involved since I'm a "dependent minor". She could have to be taken away from her home while whatever comes of the proceedings while if I were to be able to do this on my own, she wouldn't be inconvenienced and I could take over what happened to me while I was away, not what happened to me but now has to happen to her, its simple, be responsible for your own actions and reactions, however, I cannot do that by myself, and I cannot put the responsibility off on my working mother.

And what you don't seem to understand is that noting you have posted suggests that you qualify for emancipation.

I'll be a high school graduate (w/ honors).
I can provide for my own and I have a steady job that covers such while finishing college.
I'm over 16.
My mother is allowing me to move out (covering the living away from home aspect).
I'm not dependent on public works and benefits.
I'm no doing this because of family issues, I'm doing this because I'll be living my life as an adult, but I'll still have the legal issues of a child, making some things VERY complicated.
http://www.vclawlib.org/new/research...N20IN20FLORIDA[1].pdf
Please explain how I don't qualify.

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so let's throw up another roadblock since the dorm costs have been proven moot.


I guess that would make an apartment cost moot as well so, mom can sign the lease, pay an entire year at a time, and have money left over.

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Even of they made an acception (which they probably won't due to competition for housing on state universities) my dorm is only paid for for one year, if I start in the summer and end in the following summer, I'd still be under 18 because of my late birthday making things extremely difficult.

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well that's not what you said before. You said your dorm was paid for with no limitation on it being for 1 year only/

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Your "food" comment was unnecessarily sarcastic and rude, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say it.

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what's rude about that? That is "things required for life". Sorry you didn't specify what you meant. Not my fault (it's yours).

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What I meant was things like credit cards since cash is hard to deal with and I get my paychecks in check form,

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cash is hard to deal with? I thought you were bright. Cash is easy to deal with. Everybody accepts it (well, almost everybody),

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so I have to put it in a back acct, which I cannot get on my own until 18.

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your mom can open a joint account. If you use a nation wide bank, she can open one around your home and you could use the branch near whatever school you go to.

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Also, god forbid something were to happen legally, I couldn't prosecute without my mom.

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wow, now we are really making up crap to make it sound like you must be emancipated. Sorry but still no win.

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If I got robbed, assaulted, jumped, anything, my mom would have to be involved since I'm a "dependent minor". She could have to be taken away from her home while whatever comes of the proceedings while if I were to be able to do this on my own, she wouldn't be inconvenienced and I could take over what happened to me while I was away, not what happened to me but now has to happen to her, its simple, be responsible for your own actions and reactions, however, I cannot do that by myself, and I cannot put the responsibility off on my working mother.

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it is obvious regardless of graduating from high school, you are not mature enough to leave home. That means you wouldn't be emancipated anyway. In fact, it sounds like you should go to a local school until you are mature enough to be able to handle life issues both legally and intellectually.

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Your job is sufficient so that, while still going to school and getting better than average grades, you are able to pay the market rate for rent? Utilities? Food? Clothing? Transportation? Medical care? Insurance? Staples? School fees and supplies? All without any assistance whatsoever?

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I'll be a high school graduate (w/ honors).
I can provide for my own and I have a steady job that covers such while finishing college.
I'm over 16.
My mother is allowing me to move out (covering the living away from home aspect).
I'm not dependent on public works and benefits.
I'm no doing this because of family issues, I'm doing this because I'll be living my life as an adult, but I'll still have the legal issues of a child, making some things VERY complicated.
http://www.vclawlib.org/new/research...N20IN20FLORIDA[1].pdf
Please explain how I don't qualify.

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5. Evidence that the removal of disabilities of nonage is in the best
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[QUOTE=fsugirl44;812377]I'll be a high school graduate (w/ honors).

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I can provide for my own and I have a steady job that covers such while finishing college.

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You have a job where? As I recall, you are not even certain what school you will attend so how can you have a job WHILE attending college?

oh, and what else you don't meet as far as requirements:

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1. That the minor is independent and able to support him or herself, and
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are you actually able, right now, to support yourself fully? If not, you don't meet that qualification. Beyond that, a minor being independent usually means you are already living on your own. It's very difficult to argue you are independent when you are living in mommy's home.

so, pack your bags and walk on out that door. Once you establish yourself and can show that you are independent and can support yourself, file for emancipation.

The biggest obstacle I see is OP wanting to emancipate and then not having health insurance.

I believe the OP should simply ignore us and go and do whatever she wants.

She doesn't believe us, she doesn't understand the laws and she's here to try to prove herself to a bunch of knowledgeable people she doesn't know.

In other words, she's being a teenager.

I didn't read through all of the replies yet, so I apologize if someone already mentioned this.

Why can't you get your prescriptions filled through a mail order pharmacy, and shipped to your dorm or apartment?

And as for the OTC medications, why not just bring a supply of medications you think you might need to college with you? If you run out, surely your mom can order more online from Amazon, Drugstore.com, etc, and have them shipped to you.

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OP can most certainly get a bank account as a minor. My 16 year old daughter had a job, and has two savings accounts, and a checking account with checks and a debit card. I just had to open the accounts for her, with my name as a co-owner. Nothing unusual about it. When she turns 18, the accounts will convert to regular savings and checking, in her name only.

Sounds like the OP is just making excuses for everything, because she's not hearing what she wants.

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Quoting budwad

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And why all the different examples of buying drugs at different stores and pharmacies? People usually buy at one store or pharmacy. Mom could just go to the pharmacy and give them a letter stating that it is OK for the pick-up of meds.

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Yeah ... wouldn't be permitted for most things here. I could give permission for an adult child, friend or relative to pick up a prescription, but not one of my children.

Laws vary by state, as do store policies.

The OP has a point, and if she has medical issue that needs attending to, it is a valid one. It is also why I would recommend she attend school close to home, or attend a school where there is an adult relative that mom can grant permission to make these decisions on her behalf.

Like I've said, this will not be the school's first trip to the rodeo when it pertains to a minor attending said school. OP would be better served by contacting the school and seeing how the school recommends it be handled rather than chase a pipe dream of emancipation.