Can I Get Emancipated?

I am 15 years old.
I have 50,000$ in my bank, I have a job that pays $30 an hour.

I currently live with my mother.

Here is my situation.
She is forcing me and the school district to put me into advanced biology clasess. She is forcing me to be a doctor, and I dont want to become one. If I do not get straight A's, I am going to bording school.

I am doing horribly in these classess she is forcing me into. My councelers have all tried to explain to her, that these classess are not for me, yet she caused a lot of trouble at the school and made me get into them. My GPA is low because of this, I am basically setup to fail.

Its my life she is ruining, and it is my life I want to live.

I want to live on my own, and support myself, pursue my own career, and practice what I'm good at.

-Would I need my mother's consent to get emancipated?
if My mom does not agree to let me be emancipated, could I do this in court anyways, or who would I have to talk to about this.

-Do I absolultly NEED a lawyer, or can I just represent myself?

-How long does it take to become emancipated?

-During the emancipation process, do I have to stay with my mother, or can I stay at a friend's place.

-The fact my mother is physically abusive, would that help?

-Is this ok, I plan on staying with a friend during the process, and after the emancipation process - until I can find a place of my own?


Is there anything else I should know? Who do I contact to get emancipated. Is there anyway I can do this without going to court, and without my mother's consent?

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Would I need my mother's consent to get emancipated?

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Not in California.

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Do I absolultly NEED a lawyer, or can I just represent myself?

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You can represent yourself; but you can obviously afford a lawyer, and should consider hiring one to represent you, particularly if you think your parents will oppose the petition.

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How long does it take to become emancipated?

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Win or lose, it will probably take at least a couple of months.

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During the emancipation process, do I have to stay with my mother, or can I stay at a friend's place.

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Until you are emancipated, you remain under your parents' control. If you are able to set up a residence independent of your parents, it would probably help you with your petition; but it doesn't sound like your parents will sit by quietly while you attempt to move out.

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The fact my mother is physically abusive, would that help?

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Possibly.

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Is this ok, I plan on staying with a friend during the process, and after the emancipation process - until I can find a place of my own?

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If you successfully establish yourself in an independent living arrangement, that generally helps with emancipation. However, it also helps for the arrangement to be stable and long-term.

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Who do I contact to get emancipated.

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You commence a legal action for emancipation in your county court.

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Is there anyway I can do this without going to court, and without my mother's consent?

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It is possible to live independently as a minor without emancipating if you have parental consent, but you obviously don't.

More information is available here.