Ok, this is a rather complicated and drawn out situation, but I will attempt to sum it up. I am between the ages of 12 and 16 (female) in Louisiana. My father is known for abusing my mother verbally and physically, both of my parents abuse me verbally (mostly my father). I have a goal to go to a private school where I will live on campus and not see them very often (and so I can genuinely focus on my schooling, as it is difficult in this situation). My brothers live in south-eastern Louisiana. I would like to know a summary of, or a general idea at least, what the basic legal procedure would be and the maximum amount of time it would take to go through with it. (If it helps, the verbal abuse comes mostly from differing religious beliefs and sexual orientation.) This is intensely frustrating, and I'm somewhat embarrassed to not seem to be able to do the proper research, so if you all don't mind, I need to use a silly icon demonstrating to irritation I feel at this moment.
Thank you very much.

