Emancipation: Emancipation Law

I would like to seek emancipation in Washington and or California. I am turning 16 on April, 2008.

I am receiving Social Security Income as a result of my father's death. My mother who saw the possible devastating effect of losing a father decided to be a full time mom for us. She however got married and her husband provides well. He however does not participate in supporting our schooling. My mom does not make any money either.

right now, my grandma is my guardian and the payee in my behalf on my Social Security benefits.

My sister who is older than me did not qualify for any Fed Aid for college because of my mom's husband's income although we do not get any support from him nor my mom who have zero income. She is a total dependent on my step-father and me and my sister have our Social Security benefits supporting us. My grandma who is the payee for our SSI claims us in her tax return. With her as a guardian, my sister would have qualified for fed aid and would have been able to attend a private school that granted her 30% scholarship. Unfortuntely, my mother's information is considered when applying for FAFSA thus, my sister did not qualify for any grant. Now she is attending a community college because that is all my SSI can support now. Tragic.

I am an A1 student in high school. Between my SSI ncome and my grandma, I am attending a private high school. I like to be able to go to Stanford for college. and my only way to exclude my mom's information or her husband's income to wreck my chance of getting a good college education is emancipating from her.

Please advise