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    Unhappy 17 Years Old, Some One Help Me Out

    My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: california

    I AM A 17 YEAR OLD SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL [FEMALE && IN CALIFORNIA] AND MY MOM AND I HAVE A VERY BAD RELATIONSHIP. TWO NIGHTS AGO SHE KICKED ME OUT, AND YESTERDAY SHE WENT TO HER PROBATION MEETING DRUNK. HER P.O. SENT HER TO A DETOX LAST NIGHT. SHE IS PROBABLY GOING TO JAIL FOR 3-6 MONTHS FOR ANOTHER VIOLATION, I'LL FIND OUT MONDAY. CAN MY 25 YEAR OLD FRIEND [ALSO FEMALE, 2 JOBS, OWN HOUSE, NO HISTORY OF ARRESTS] ADOPT ME OR TAKE GARDIANSHIP? OR CAN I GET EMANCIPATED? WHAT ARE MY CHANCES? I TURN 18 IN AUGUST & LAST TIME MY MOM WENT TO JAIL, I RAN AWAY TILL SHE GOT OUT SO I WOULDNT HAVE TO LIVE IN A GROUP HOME. MY DAD BY THE WAY IS VERY ABUSIVE, HAS A COURT ORDER NOT TO SEE ME, AND LIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

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    Default Re: 17 Years Old, Some One Help Me Out

    Your adult friend cannot adopt you or be your legal guardian absent the approval of a court. That is not likely to happen. However, your mom can agree to allow this person to act in her stead for a period of time, and all that often needs is a notarized document from mom saying that the adult friend has the legal right to make medical and education decisions on her (mom's) behalf, etc.

    If you have been a runaway, emancipation is not likely. Besides, if you are 18 in August, by the time you are granted emancipation (that is IF you are granted emancipation) you will nearly be 18 anyway.

    If mom goes to jail and dad has no legal custody, if mom has not made arrangements for someone to care for you, you could become a temporary ward of the court and placed in a group home or a family member by CPS.

    Here is some more info on emancipation in CA:

    http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/documents/mc301.pdf

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    Default Re: 17 Years Old, Some One Help Me Out

    And please turn off your caps lock. Typing in all caps in considered shouting on the internet and makes your posts veryhard to read.

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    Default Re: 17 Years Old, Some One Help Me Out

    Quote Quoting PattyPA
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    And please turn off your caps lock. Typing in all caps in considered shouting on the internet and makes your posts veryhard to read.
    iF iT'S T00 HARd F0R Y0U T0 REAd;; THEN d0N'T REAd iT.(=
    THANkS F0R Y0UR HElP.

    & thank you (sencerely) to cdwjava.

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    Default Re: 17 Years Old, Some One Help Me Out

    Quote Quoting kWEEN k0BRA
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    iF iT'S T00 HARd F0R Y0U T0 REAd;; THEN d0N'T REAd iT.(=
    THANkS F0R Y0UR HElP.

    & thank you (sencerely) to cdwjava.
    Wow.

    So you really don't want any more help, then?

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    Default Re: 17 Years Old, Some One Help Me Out

    Quote Quoting kWEEN k0BRA
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    iF iT'S T00 HARd F0R Y0U T0 REAd;; THEN d0N'T REAd iT.(=
    THANkS F0R Y0UR HElP.

    & thank you (sencerely) to cdwjava.
    Kween, when dealing with the rest of the world - particularly the adult world - what might be "cool" or "neat" between kids is considered immature and uneducated. When communicating with adults, you want to stay as close to the accepted standards of communication as possible. That means that you should at least attempt to maintain proper syntax, structure, and punctuation. When you chat with your friends, you can capitalize, use shorthand or slang, or do what you want. But if you wish to be taken seriously, you speak to the world in the language they understand.

    Emancipation requires maturity. If you were to try and complete any written documents using all capitals, or especially in that small case followed by upper case style, your application would likely be discounted out of hand. If you expect to be taken seriously, demonstrate that you are capable of playing in the adult world.

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