Emacipation Of 17 Year Old In Kentucky

I will be 17 in April and wish to leave my house. I'm not sure how easy it will be to do so...Can any one help me out? I have a steady job, a place to live, and can support myself. How easy or hard will it be?
Please help...anybody.:confused:

For what reason do you want to leave your house? It makes a difference.

It does not appear that KY has a statute for emancipation

They make me feel SO horrible about myself. I already have a pretty low self esteem and it seems like everything I do is wrong. I can never seem to make them happy. For example, I don't really play any sports or anything, I make really good grades though. My dad got mad and said that I needed to do something active so I started Marching Band. With Band we would travel at least an hour away every other saturday and all he ever did was complain about it and he NEVER congradulates me on ANYTHING!!! And my mom is the same way. All we ever do is fight. My parents don't even know me. I found out he was my real dad when I was 8 years old. Ever since then when I moved in with them I've pretty much been raising myself...and when I try to talk to him about it, He just tells me that I'm being unappreciative and yells at me some more. And to top it off, any time I get in trouble he spanks me...and leaves these horrible bruses and welps all over my butt and legs. Once he even broke a wooden paddle on my butt...

If your being abused contact CPS. Nothing you posted is grounds for emancipation if KY had a statute. Call CPS

1-800-4-A-CHILD

Abuse is not a reason for emancipation of a minor and as has been stated, it does not appear that is an option in KY.

If you are being abused, contact 1-800-4-A-CHILD.

It's not that I'm being abused...I don't think. I mean I just want to be able to have my own place and not have to feel like im a nothing. I can take care of myself I have a job and I've been saving my money for a LONG time.

AAArgh!!! Panther you beat me to it. Dang slow "post reply" delay!:D

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Quoting superstar422

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It's not that I'm being abused...I don't think. I mean I just want to be able to have my own place and not have to feel like im a nothing. I can take care of myself I have a job and I've been saving my money for a LONG time.

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When you are 18 or gain your parents' consent to move out, you can have those things.

1. KY has no statute
2. What you describe IS abuse

CALL CPS!!!

So you guys are saying that there is no way that I can be emacipated when I turn 17?

I guess I just dont see how its abuse if I did something wrong to deserve to spankings

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So you guys are saying that there is no way that I can be emacipated when I turn 17?

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Yes, unless you are legally married (with parental consent) or on active duty with the military (with parental consent).

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I guess I just dont see how its abuse if I did something wrong to deserve to spankings

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A spanking is one thing.

Hitting a child hard enough to break paddles, leave welts and bruises, etc. is a BEATING. That is NOT a spanking. It is abuse. (Pesonally, I consider 'spanking' a 17 year old to be abusive as well, but that's just me.)

1-800-4-A-CHILD.

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They make me feel SO horrible about myself. I already have a pretty low self esteem and it seems like everything I do is wrong. I can never seem to make them happy. For example, I don't really play any sports or anything, I make really good grades though. My dad got mad and said that I needed to do something active so I started Marching Band. With Band we would travel at least an hour away every other saturday and all he ever did was complain about it and he NEVER congradulates me on ANYTHING!!! And my mom is the same way. All we ever do is fight. My parents don't even know me. I found out he was my real dad when I was 8 years old. Ever since then when I moved in with them I've pretty much been raising myself...and when I try to talk to him about it, He just tells me that I'm being unappreciative and yells at me some more. And to top it off, any time I get in trouble he spanks me...and leaves these horrible bruses and welps all over my butt and legs. Once he even broke a wooden paddle on my butt...

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See what I placed in bold? thats abuse!!

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Yes, unless you are legally married (with parental consent) or on active duty with the military (with parental consent).

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so if I enlist in the military?

Did you see the "with parental consent" part!? By the way if your service ends before your 18th Birthday you revert back to parental care

AHHHHHHH! This is so pathetic! I can't leave my house at 17 because there is no statute! That is SO STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!

You were given an answer on how to resolve your family issues if you choose to ignore that option the problem must not be that bad.

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so if I enlist in the military?

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Sweetie, at 17, you can only do that with parental consent.

Let's think very carefully about this.

You do NOT want to join the military to get out of your home where your parents are mean to you. Do you have any idea the basic purpose of boot camp? You think you have low self esteem now? DSs aren't exactly uplifting and supportive.

If you want to serve your country, that's great. It's a very honorable choice and I would be proud if my children all chose the military...IF it's for the right reasons.

If you are looking at the military as an escape, that's not so great.

yea well you can say that bc you're not the one that has to live there. I cant do anything about it bc all thats going to do is make the situation even worse. they get REALLY mad when we go to the consolors at school to try and talk to about our problems.

Since you apparently have freedom with the computer:

http://www.childhelp.org/get_help

You were given a solution if you dont like it then it cant be that bad. We see teens like you here every day and its always the same. the abuse is never worth calling professionals (CPS) but its worth living alone with no skills:rolleyes:

no actually i dont. im at school

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no actually i dont. im at school

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Ahem...

Are you on-line right now? :wallbang:

Click on the link.

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You were given a solution if you dont like it then it cant be that bad. We see teens like you here every day and its always the same. the abuse is never worth calling professionals (CPS) but its worth living alone with no skills:rolleyes:

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I wouldn't be alone and I have skills. I've lived alone before on the streets while my real mom was in jail. I know what I'm doing.

We will have to agree to disagree on that point

I can make it on my own

Every teen says that but its pointless there is no statute. If things are that bad call CPS