Emancipation of a 17 Year Old in Washington State

[KBROOKS]

As a matter of fact I have heard it. I didn't decide to research for shits and giggles. I'm not some crazy person, nor am I a hormonal teenager. I'm pretty sure that you also lose crediblity when you start trying to attack instead of just advise. I appreciate the information you gave, but I'm not in the slightest interested in your opinions of me or my crediblity. Have a wonderful day.

[cyjeff]

As a matter of fact I have heard it. I didn't decide to research for shits and giggles. I'm not some crazy person, nor am I a hormonal teenager. I'm pretty sure that you also lose crediblity when you start trying to attack instead of just advise. I appreciate the information you gave, but I'm not in the slightest interested in your opinions of me or my crediblity. Have a wonderful day.

You get your nose that out of joint and nothing will ever happen.

You see, that mean old nasty judge person is going to ask the exact same question... and for the same reason.

You see, teenagers that want to get away from their parents (and most do, at some point) will tell a sympathetic ear anything that ear wants to hear.

You don't mention your age... but that last response puts it no later than mid twenties... and hopelessly naive.

You are taking on the raising of someone else's child and just assume that you had to take no personal responsibility in the process... and YES, that personal responsibility includes having folks actually ascertain that YOU have done your research.

You seem to want bluntness... good.

Stay out of this. It isn't your business and you have no dog in this fight.

If you want to help someone, adopt a puppy... not a child.

[justtoonice]

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[Dogmatique]

As a matter of fact I have heard it. I didn't decide to research for shits and giggles. I'm not some crazy person, nor am I a hormonal teenager. I'm pretty sure that you also lose crediblity when you start trying to attack instead of just advise. I appreciate the information you gave, but I'm not in the slightest interested in your opinions of me or my crediblity. Have a wonderful day.

So you're seriously trying to tell me that you've heard CONSTANT belittling of this child?

You're there 24/7 AND nobody sleeps? ALL they do is CONSTANTLY belittle this child? This child who also doesn't sleep?

Really?

I'm most terribly and dreadfully sorry you didn't read what you so obviously wanted to read.

[cbg]

There isn't a teenager alive who doesn't believe that his or her parents are belittling and verbally abusing him.

It is also very, very clear that you do not understand what is meant by the emancipation of a minor. It does NOT mean that the custody of the minor is taken away from his nasty, mean parents while he goes to live with someone else who then takes care of him. It means that s/he, and only s/he, is capable of paying 100% of his or her own support. That means that HE - may as well pick a gender and stick with it - pays his rent, utilities, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, insurance, school fees and supplies, etc. etc. etc., alone and unassisted. And even if some well-meaning sucker - uh, person - allows him to live with them, he has to prove to the satisfaction of the judge that he will be able to pay all his own expenses if that person kicks him out, or is hit by a bus, or is transferred to New Zealand and cannot/will not take him along.

Emancipation is not and never was intended to be a means for a minor to leave home. It was and is intended to be provide the necessary protections to a minor who, through no fault of his own, finds himself living on his own.

Emancipation is not granted on the basis of a bad home life (and what you have described is not even close to abuse - not even the "belittling" part). On the very rare occasions that emancipation is granted, it is granted on the basis of the minor's PROVEN record of self-support.

If you had made even the most cursory attempt at researching the topic, you would have learned this. Therefore, I wouldn't push too hard on the topic of "credibility". The fact that you clearly did not know this before you posted, makes yours a bit shaky to start with.

[KBROOKS]

Thank you Mr. Literal. Maybe someone should tell you how much of a piece of shit you are daily and see if that is constant or consistant enough for you to be miserble.

I do want straight forward honest answers, I'm not gullible and I'm not looking to adopt a stray. I understand fully from the information you've both given that this is not an idea that is likely to work out without changes. By the time these changes could really truly stick he will be too close to 18 to even worry. I fully grasp this and am not near as naive as you seem to think I am. I grew up with a sister whom had a fondness for running away, making up stories about our home to get sympathy, and being overall dramatic. I understand this all. Don't assume so much about me, and I'll try not to assume things about either of you.

[Dogmatique]

Hey...that's MS Literal to you.

And if someone is in court?

Credibility is often everything.

But, you've received the correct legal advice.

Emancipation is rarely granted in WA - and outside of King County, it's even more rare.

This young man simply doesn't meet the criteria.

[KBROOKS]

I did read it but I also read of a situation contradicting it and was wondering if there was a loop hole of some sort that someone knew of. Clearly the person citing the situation I read about either was not being accurate or did find a loop hole.

Correct legal advice is all I was after. Now that I have it and have thanked you, that is really all I needed.

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Thank you for the web site. I will pass it on to him as well.

[cyjeff]

I did read it but I also read of a situation contradicting it and was wondering if there was a loop hole of some sort that someone knew of. Clearly the person citing the situation I read about either was not being accurate or did find a loop hole.

Correct legal advice is all I was after. Now that I have it and have thanked you, that is really all I needed.


Thank you for the web site. I will pass it on to him as well.

If you read it, you would have KNOWN that moving in with someone else that would be solely responsible for their living expenses is not emancipation but adoption.

There is no judge in any jurisdiction in the country that will emancipate a minor given the parameters you have outlined.

[cbg]

I'm betting "not being accurate" since no loophole exists.