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  1. #1
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    Exclamation Can You Get Emancipated While Still Living at Home

    My question involves guardianship in the State of: Vermont
    I am 17, I have a stable job where I work 4 days a week, have my own car, pay for my own cell phone bill and necessities. My mother and I do not get along. My whole life I have had to deal with her outbursts of rage. She tries to manipulate me and take everything out on me and other people. She has kicked me out numerous times for me standing up for myself. My older sister also had the same situation at my age and went off to live with our grandparents. She kicked me out last week, didnt say a word to me, no call, no text or anything for 2 days and i even went home to get my clothes and she ignored me the entire time. Now she is saying that I was a "runaway" and "kidnapped" and I was forced to go home because she demanded it. I am done with dealing with all of the stuff she puts me through. I know I will be 18 in less than a year, but I am not comfortable living in my own home. And since she will not let me live elsewhere, could I still get emancipated without have been living separate from her for 3 months? And also could someone get emancipated and then adopted by a close family member?
    Thanks for all who reply.

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    Default Re: Can You Get Emancipated While Still Living at Home

    The court will not emancipate you in order for you to be adopted by someone else.

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    Default Re: Can You Get Emancipated While Still Living at Home

    Emancipation means that you, by yourself, are able to support yourself 100%. If you need to depend on someone else - no matter who that someone is - you don't qualify for emancipation. And, emancipation doesn't mean that your parents stop being your parents. The court isn't going to bless an adoption just because you don't like your legal parent(s).

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    Default Re: Can You Get Emancipated While Still Living at Home

    So again my main question was if i could get emancipated if i haven't lived separate from my parents for 3 months.

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    Default Re: Can You Get Emancipated While Still Living at Home

    So again my main question was if i could get emancipated if i haven't lived separate from my parents for 3 months.
    Did you not understand that the answer is No?

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    Default Re: Can You Get Emancipated While Still Living at Home

    No. You cannot get emancipated if you haven't lived separately from your parents for a long enough time to convince the court that you are capable of paying EVERY CENT of what it takes to support you and will not become a burden on the taxpayers.

    I hope that this is now clear to you.

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    Default Re: Can You Get Emancipated While Still Living at Home

    Are you paying rent on an apartment now, totally by yourself?
    Are you paying your own utilities?
    Are you buying your own food and toiletries?
    Are you paying for your own transportation?

    If you have answered "NO" to any of these questions, the answer is "NO". If you answered "NO" to all the questions, the answer is "NO WAY, NOT A CHANCE".

    My suggestion....save every dime you can until you turn 18 and then can get out.

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