Re: Can You Get Emancipated Over Child Abuse
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12345Throwaway
I am 17 years old, and live with both parents. I work a fairly well paying job (not going into detail, but I make well over minimum wage), an I attend classes at a community college.
Can you satisfy all of the statutory requirements described in this thread?
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I am seeking emancipation because I do not feel safe in this house. Recently, my adoptive father has been touching me inappropriately....
That's not a basis for emancipation, even if it is what is inspiring you to seek emancipation. Further, if you want the judge to be aware of those acts as your motive for seeking emancipation, you're going to have to make a record in court.
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cbg
Hon, it's more than halfway through October. If you filed an emancipation petition today, you'd already be 18 before it got on the docket.
That's true, as well. If you want to move out early, see if mom will give you permission.
Re: Do I Qualify for Emancipation (Serious)
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I am not sure if it is appropriate to tell her.
Appropriate? Yes, it absolutely is. Laden with potential to backfire? Yes, that too. It is an unfortunate fact that there are women who are so besotted with their husbands that they will not countenance any negative words about them, even to the detriment of their children. I do not know if your mother is one of these women.
Please seek out a counselor at your college. Most colleges have student counseling services available. They will be able to point you to good resources to help you carefully get your belongings out of the house and put them in storage until such time as you can retrieve them, and may be able to assist you with finding appropriate housing. If either of your parents are on your bank account, start putting your money elsewhere, as they are legally permitted to withdraw the entire contents as long as they are on the account.
If you have means to stay out of your house as much as possible between now and then, please do so. Keep yourself safe.
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If he comes near you again like that, politely advise him if he touches you, you are going to wait until he is asleep and cut his johnson off with a paring knife.
Kitchen shears are faster.