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I am 16 years old. I live in a broken home. My father and brother are alcoholics and my mother is hard to bare. I live in Indiana. As a matter of fact I am getting yelled at right now. I have a job and I'm still in scool. I need to know if I have a chance of being emancipated. While living here, I have tried to commit suicide twice. I have a place to live and planning on getting married. I support myself. My parents are divorced. I need out of this place. It is to hard to bare.
Please someone help me.
Go to school on Monday and talk to your guidance counselor. Tell her everything. She can help.
Indiana has no general emancipation statute, but it may nonetheless be possible to convince a juvenile court to grant emancipation where the court finds:
1. The petitioning minor wishes to be free from parental control and protection and no longer requires control and protection;Without a statute to reference, it is difficult to gauge what a judge might deem sufficient as a basis for emancipation. A local family lawyer may be able to help.
2. The petitioning minor understands the consequences of being free from parental control and protection
3. The petitioning minor has sufficient money for the child's own support; and
4. The petitioning minor has an acceptable plan for independent living.