Chances of Girlfriend's Emancipation

My girlfriend and I are both 16, before anyone goes into the rant about how it's bad for teenagers to move in together, we've been dating a year and a half, we're engaged (formally), and my mom has already invited her to move in at any time.

But the problem is, her dad won't let her. Basically, the family's kind of screwed up. Both parents are alcoholics that have failed AA several times. Both parents are usually cheating on one another with different people. Both parents have recent criminal records. The dad is ALWAYS in between jobs. Though the mom is always trying to provide for her kids somehow, and puts them before herself while trying to keep herself happy, and has tried to change her ways several times. The problem is with the dad. Unlike the mother, he is abusive (emotionally and often physically), refuses to let his children leave the house, or even keep friends.

After a rather extreme outburst, resulting in my girlfriend receiving two black eyes and her younger sister receiving one, we've been trying to get my girlfriend out of that house. My mom however when seeking law advice from her lawyer friend, was told that it'd be almost impossible for her to get legal responsibility for my girlfriend, so we're now looking to have her emancipated.

She has a job, has her driver's permit, and is going to move in with my family upon legal freedom from her parents. We both have a B+ average in school, and no criminal records. My mother HAS been placed in a mental institution before, but this was because of my father who called the police and told her she was going to kill herself when they had a fight about some medical issue concerning my dad, and my mother's fighting to off this taken from the record as the doctors said there was nothing wrong with her.

What I'm simply asking is, given the conditions, what are the chances of this going through? Good, bad?

**EDIT**

She only lives in the next county, if it helps any.

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Quoting Mars

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My girlfriend and I are both 16, before anyone goes into the rant about how it's bad for teenagers to move in together, we've been dating a year and a half, we're engaged (formally), and my mom has already invited her to move in at any time.

But the problem is, her dad won't let her. Basically, the family's kind of screwed up. Both parents are alcoholics that have failed AA several times. Both parents are usually cheating on one another with different people. Both parents have recent criminal records. The dad is ALWAYS in between jobs. Though the mom is always trying to provide for her kids somehow, and puts them before herself while trying to keep herself happy, and has tried to change her ways several times. The problem is with the dad. Unlike the mother, he is abusive (emotionally and often physically), refuses to let his children leave the house, or even keep friends.

After a rather extreme outburst, resulting in my girlfriend receiving two black eyes and her younger sister receiving one, we've been trying to get my girlfriend out of that house. My mom however when seeking law advice from her lawyer friend, was told that it'd be almost impossible for her to get legal responsibility for my girlfriend, so we're now looking to have her emancipated.

She has a job, has her driver's permit, and is going to move in with my family upon legal freedom from her parents. We both have a B+ average in school, and no criminal records. My mother HAS been placed in a mental institution before, but this was because of my father who called the police and told her she was going to kill herself when they had a fight about some medical issue concerning my dad, and my mother's fighting to off this taken from the record as the doctors said there was nothing wrong with her.

What I'm simply asking is, given the conditions, what are the chances of this going through? Good, bad?

**EDIT**

She only lives in the next county, if it helps any.

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Did ANYONE call Child Protective Services when both girls were assaulted by their father?

Emancipation is not an option! However I strongly urge someone to contact CPS over the abuse

In California,

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Quoting How do I get emancipated?

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There are 3 ways to get emancipated:

1. Get married. You need permission from your parents and the court.

2. Join the armed forces. You need permission from your parents, and the armed forces must accept you.

3. Get a declaration of emancipation from a judge. To get a declaration of emancipation, you have to prove ALL of these things:

• You are at least 14 years old.
• You don't want to live with your parents. Your parents don't mind if you move out.
• You can handle your own money.
• You have a legal way to make money.
• Emancipation would be good for you

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The family won't, and the children won't let their friends call.

They won't "let" them? They're standing by holding a gun to their heads to prevent the calls?

She's not going to get emancipated because she refuses to call, or let anyone else call, CPS. That's not how it works. If she is being abused, SOMEONE needs to take responsibility for calling the authorities. But if she doesn't meet the qualifications to be emanciapated, and she doesn't, the fact that she doesn't want to call CPS is not going to make those qualifications go away.