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  • 11-26-2017, 08:53 AM
    lucyrosehodge
    Child Emancipation in Ohio
    My question involves a person located in the state of: Ohio

    I am constantly fighting with both of my parents and all 3 of my siblings. I feel very miserable living here and I am constantly being told that the problem is all my fault. I am turning 16 in a few days and my parents said that they don't care if I get emancipated. They told me to prove that I can do it and they would sign whatever papers they needed to. The living situation is not good, it is dirty upstairs, the ceilings are caving in and it is all around nasty. My parents can't afford to fix it though. My grandfather recently came when I had a breakdown and saw the upstairs. He said it was so bad that all of us kids could get taken away. My mental health is horrible and is not being made any better by all the medications I am on or all of the stress that I deal with at home. My dad and I get into a lot of fights, we are in each other's faces and screaming at the top of our lungs at each other. It is a toxic place for me and I feel like it is all my fault. I have been told that I ruined the family and my siblings' childhoods. I want to do anything within my power to leave this house. I have done a lot of research and have gotten conflicting information. I don't know where to turn at this point. I don't know what to do.
  • 11-26-2017, 10:23 AM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: Child Emancipation in Ohio
    You can't get emancipated in Ohio except through lawful marriage or active duty military service, and if either ends before you reach 18 you revert to the custody of your parents.

    Your parents can give you permission to live independently.
  • 11-26-2017, 02:41 PM
    Mercy&Grace
    Re: Child Emancipation in Ohio
    Even if the law was different in Ohio. The fact you have mental problems makes it slim to nothing a Judge would grant it. You would also have to be able to support yourself on your own.
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