Can I Get Emancipated?

[Heather Cone]

I need help, and i don't know what to do. My father is trying to control every aspect of my life. He makes me watch his kids while he parties, in the past he has beaten me (I left, and was sent to live with my mother in whales). he has found out that I am smoking (which is legal in whales, I got hooked). He has hit me again, and I need to get out. I have a job, I can have a place to live, and I go to school. I plan to take the CHSPE and i will get my Doploma soon. I am 17 by the way, and it cannot wait. I have plenty of proof that he is not a good parent (drug use, I can take a pic of bruises, etc.) Can Somebody help me???

[Heather Cone]

I forgot to mention that my father doesn't want me to get emancipated, he would put me in a group home first. I am still living at home, but my friend will put me up.

[aaron]

There's a guide to California emancipation here.

There are 3 ways to get emancipated:

1. Get married. You need permission from your parents and the court.

2. Join the armed forces. You need permission from your parents, and the armed forces must accept you.

3. Get a declaration of emancipation from a judge. To get a declaration of emancipation, you have to prove ALL of these things:

• You are at least 14 years old.
• You don't want to live with your parents. Your parents don't mind if you move out.
• You can handle your own money.
• You have a legal way to make money.
• Emancipation would be good for you.

Click here to learn about the steps get a declaration of emancipation.

[seniorjudge]

I need help, and i don't know what to do. My father is trying to control every aspect of my life. He makes me watch his kids while he parties, in the past he has beaten me (I left, and was sent to live with my mother in whales). he has found out that I am smoking (which is legal in whales, I got hooked). He has hit me again, and I need to get out. I have a job, I can have a place to live, and I go to school. I plan to take the CHSPE and i will get my Doploma soon. I am 17 by the way, and it cannot wait. I have plenty of proof that he is not a good parent (drug use, I can take a pic of bruises, etc.) Can Somebody help me???

I’m beginning to sound like a broken record:

Get a full-time job and support yourself 100%; then you will be emancipated.