My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: West Virginia.
Currently, I am living with my Grandparents and I have not lived with my mother for over a year. I don't talk to my father, nor does he have any custody over me. I have a son, and I have a job. I recieve food stamp benefits, as well as medical benefits. My grandparents are wanting to move out of state soon, so my boyfriend (babys dad) and I have decided to get a low-income apartment. I have called around to get low income apartments and they all say I need court papers proving emancipation, to be married, or eighteen years of age. I am only seventeen, and we aren't planning to get married right away. My mother has agreed to sign emancipation papers for me to get my own apartment. After me and my boyfriend get an apartment we will sign up for WV Works, which is a check from the government, and pays for us to go to GED classes, as well as babysitting.
Now, my first question is, with these things in mind, what are my chances of being emancipated? Because it is $145 to FILE, plus I need a lawyer to draw up the paperwork correctly. My second question is, are there any lawyers in my area that will do the emancipation paperwork? I have called around to quite a few, and I keep getting the same response, that they don't do that type of paperwork. Also, I have tried going through Legal Aid, but I cannot recieve help from Legal Aid because years ago my father recieved help from them, and my case would be against him. So, it was denied. PLEASE HELP![]()

