My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: Florida
Here is just some back-story. My parents are divorced. I live with my mom in Florida and my dad lives with his girlfriend in New York. Because of that, when I was 12, my mom sent me to live with my dad for a few months to make up lost visitation. While I was there my dad and I filed for custody. My mom was informed during the summer and, when I returned to Florida for a week to visit, she canceled my flight back to New York and I haven't seen my dad in the approximatly three years since then. I am now 16 and am sick and tired of my mom's manipulative ways and verbal abuse (i.e. "Get fat and die! I don't care!). However, I feel cornered because in Florida I need parental consent to file for emancipation. But, could my dad file the petition instead of my mom? Or do I need to have the parent with custody of me file it?

