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    Default Emancipation in Washington State

    I'm sixteen years old and currently live my mom. I have been thinking about getting emancipated for awhile. I just got a job so I know its going to take a few months till i could prove that I can support myself and have a stable job. I know that in a few months I could prove to the courts that I can financially support myself but I also know my mom will petition against it. According to the law, if my mom petitions against it the courts have to deny my request for emancipation unless I can prove that it will be harmful to myself.
    My mother and I have never gotten along very well but she has never been physically abusive or anything like that. The only thing I have against her is verbal abuse but I don't feel like that will hold up in court. She has been very depressed for a long time and has taken it out on me. I have never felt this is fair. I do very well in every other aspect of my life. I do well in school, I play two sports, and I am actively involved in multiple clubs. But my home life has never been as good as my outside life, and being busy all the time I would like to remove the stress of my moms yelling. I'm just wondering if it is even worth it for me to try and get emancipated? Will the courts automatically reject it if she petitions against it? Do I even have much of chance?

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    Default Re: Emancipation in Washington State

    You have about 0 chance. You must already be supporting yourself fully, including room, board, utilities, etc...prior to seeking emancipation. You can expect the court to side with mom. What you believe to be verbal abuse and what actually legally is could be miles apart.

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    Default Re: Emancipation in Washington State

    What kind of job do you have that can provide 100% of your expenses?

    Rent, at market rate; utilities; food; clothing; health insurance; transportation; incidentals.....

    Really, where do you work that allows you to earn all that while remaining in school and keeping good grades?

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    Default Re: Emancipation in Washington State

    I already know that I have to be able to support myself at the time of emancipation. I am currently in the process of looking for a full time job because I know that my part-time ligeguarding job that pays $14.50 an hour is not enough to support myself. I wqas asking this so I would know if it was even worth it to decide. My question was would I have a chance that the court would let me get emancipated, even if my mom petitioned against it, if I could completely support myself.

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    Default Re: Emancipation in Washington State

    No. If your mother is against it your chance of emancipation is about zero.

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