Re: What Does it Take to Get Emancipated
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That says something to me about how bad the "abuse" actually is. And I'll bet we'll be hearing from Missy on that point too, and for good reason.
Yep.
Sorry, ladyofthemaiden, I am not buying the "abuse" angle. Mind, I believe that your father has lashed out and assaulted you. But I don't believe that the case worker told you there was nothing she could do. There IS something they can do, and that is have you removed from the custody of your parents if an investigation shows ONGOING abuse. That you are still in their custody tells me that you are either exaggerating the extent of your "abuse" to try to weasel what you want to hear out of us (even though it would be inaccurate), or that you never met with a social worker at all.
See, the thing about DCF? They're REQUIRED BY LAW to investigate allegations of abuse. And when actual abuse is found, they are similarly required to get the children to safety. They don't just shrug and say "Nothing I can do for you."
The first time I was removed from my home, I had been beaten so badly that I couldn't sit down and was covered from neck to ankles in bruises. When my teacher took me to the principal's office to call the police, I thought I was the one in trouble! This was AFTER my parents were sent to court-ordered parenting classes. Of course, there was a reunification plan. The LAST time I was removed from the custody of my parents, it was because they tried to kill me. I landed in the hospital, comatose, with a subdural hematoma that required surgery to drain. My grandparents got an emergency guardianship order, but it took more than a year for them to gain permanent guardianship.
If your father assaults you, call the police. And make sure to give copies of the police reports to DCF. But understand that you will NOT be emancipated. If DCF finds that you are endangered, you will be placed in foster care until you age out at 18.