Emancipation of 17 Year Old in Louisiana

My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: Louisiana. I'd like the clear a few concerns up about this. A young lady of 17 years old wishes to be emancipated from her fathers care. Her parents are divorced and has lived with both. Her mother(who has been ordered by the state to have a mental evaluation) pushed her to the point of moving in with her father, who has been known to be abusive.
My question is, her father having started drinking again is no longer letting her leave the house or contact the outside world. Even threats of holding her from school. If she were to seek a petition for emancipation, how likely would it be to go through successfully?
The biggest concern I have is the financial self-sufficient. It is supposed to be where you can't live with someone else who can support you, even for the time being correct? So the only way to go about this emancipation would be one by Marriage? I'm hoping to try to find a way for that to be accomplished without her resorting to that.

I understand the chances of this going through is not very likely, but appreciate any straightforward answers that you have. She's pretty desperate at this point. Her mother has expressed disinterest in her returning to live with her, and her father is an abusive drunk. She's lacking other options.

Thanks for the help.

Emancipation means that you are self-supporting. It does not mean that someone else supports you. A petition for emancipation that relied on someone else for support would be denied.

There is no state where a minor can be married without parental consent, judicial consent, or both. So don't count on that, either.

Who are you in this scenario?

I'm a close friend of the individual in question. I've been at her home in both cases. Her mother is indeed in need of mental care, and her father has a very fierce temper when sober. So I can only imagine when drunk.

If Emancipation is not the answer then what would be her best route? She turns 18 December 31st. Her father has become worse and worse as she's spent more time with him(since Mid August). Is there an alternate route for her to take that avoids legal action against her father and/or mother?

She's concerned about her 2 younger brothers (14, and 9). She doesn't want them to be put into a foster care, or herself for that matter. Her younger brother(14) is a constant run-away. The father currently has custody of him. The mother has custody of the youngest.

I apologize if this has grown too far off-topic for this thread, can this be moved to a more appropriate thread? She's simply seeking a way out of her household that would avoid her moving with her mom again, or going into state care. She has several stable arrangements for a home, including her boyfriends home. Her father refuses to give her consent to leave at all, much less move out and her mother seems to want nothing to do with her.

If helpful advice isn't available for this I fully understand, I realized emancipation was a long shot as it was, I was hoping in these circumstances she may have had a shot legally. Thanks for the help.

-TK

There are no circumstances whatsoever under that will accomplish what she wants. She cannot leave home without permission until she is 18. She can call CPS but that will involve state care or at least state supervision.

Are you that boyfriend?

On the other side of the coin. Can I emancipate my 17 year old son. He has his high school diploma. He won't be 18 until September. He got arrested a coupld of weeks ago and has a court date on 05/06. I have a 14 year old son. My 17 year old is hanging around with some very bad characters. He dresses like a thug, he got a lip ring and a tattoo when I told him not to. He comes and goes whenever he pleases, won't work, stays out all night at different peoples homes, then wants to come to my house and sleep all day, get up and go back out again. I have called juvenille and the police 4 or 5 times hoping for a different answer. But I am being told that I can't kick him out, but I can't make him stay at our home. In Louisiana he is treated as an adult at 17, but we are responsible for his actions. CRAZY..... We had him tested in January for drugs and everything was negative, but within the past two months he started hanging out with these people and I'm sure he's doing drugs. I don't know what kind, but I'm sure of it. I don't know what to do, if I can't have any control over him and I can't kick him out either.

No, I am not the boyfriend in question. I've spent some time with him, but I don't know him nearly as well. I've been best friends with her since nearly Pre-grade school, and I'm as close as a brother as you get without being related in blood.

I thank you for you answers, best wishes to you all.

-TK

cdeyoung20, no, you cannot emancipate your son. As has already been said, emancipation happens rarely. Very rarely. So rarely that of all the hundreds of kids who have written here asking about emancipation, ONE has achieved it. ONE.

Emancipation is not granted to out of control kids whose parents are at the end of their rope. It is granted, on the very, very rare occasions that it is granted, to kids who have demonstrated exceptional maturity, have a proven history of being able to support themselves without assistance, and who have a valid need for the legal protections emancipation provides.

Next time, please start your own thread instead of hijacking someone else's. Thank you.

Excuse Me!!!!! The name of this thread is emancipation of 17 year old in Louisiana. My question was regarding the emancipation of a 17 year old in Louisiana.....

The thread topic is about the emancipation of one specific 17 year old in Louisiana, not about the emancipation of 17 year olds in Louisiana in general.

It is considered bad etiquette to attach your post to someone else's thread, particularly when the owner of the thread is still using it. Additionally, it makes it confusing for the responders.