Getting out of my home in Illinois

[illover]

oh ok heres the deal ... my mom and my dad are not together ... they havent been since i was 8 because he abused her ... well my mom and i do NOT get along at all ... she has mentally and phsyically abused me ... im looking for a job which will be easy to find and i have a place to live ... im graduating in Jan of 07 ... i have asked if i could leave and start my life without her but she is not letting me and keeps threating me and telling me she is going to send me away to a foster family ... im a good student and i need to proceed with my own life ... my mom is holding me back and i cant take it ... for the last 3 years i been depressed and on meds ... and then my mom and i went and saw a therapist but she doesnt want to go anymore ... i need to get out and quick ... rebecca

[aaron]

You can see the Illinois emancipation laws here. You must be at least sixteen to bring an emancipation petition in Illinois. Among the other facts you must establish to emancipate, you must show to the court's satisfaction that you are "a mature minor who has demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage his own affairs or (ii) a homeless minor who is located in this State; and [that you have] lived wholly or partially independent of his parents or guardian."