Ok, i know you get a lot of these darn virginia emancipation issues all the time and i've read all of your ordeals that are going on with all these different people, and they really helped, they really did. But, it wasn't quite enough to satisfy me at all. I've got a real problem and i'm glad there is a place you can go to seek free consul from people who know their stuff. But anyways, let's get to the point, because i'm in a real tight spot.
The Situation: I currently live in california and a 18 year old male. Right now i currently have a girlfriend who lives in virginia who is 16 and going to turn 17 after she graduates this year in a couple of months. She lives with her mom and her step-dad and two brothers. Her brothers, her mom, and herself arrived here in the U.S. at least two years ago, going on three right now. It's around the time her mom married my girlfriends stepfather (who is actually her uncle). So, her mom married her (mom's cousin)cousin to become a legal citizen in the U.S. and become a permanent resident. As you know, that's not exactly a legal way of going about it, but i kept it a secret to protect my girlfriend from going back to her home country. All the meanwhile, her real dad is supporting her from her home country. Her mom never liked me from the start, and didn't accept our relationship but she let it go and allowed us to talk and see each other. Recently, i said something that her mom overheard that probably shouldn't have been said. So, in response, she completely disconnected all contact i had with my girlfriend and threatened to have her deported if she got in contact with me. Her mom is controlling, never lets my girfriend out of the house at all, swears and cusses at her on a regular, has hit her a couple of times and her stepdad has threatened to hit her once and i've never seen that woman show any kinds of signs of affection towards her at all, not even an "i love you". She's been undergoing a lot of verbal abuse and not any real physical abuse. I'm afraid that all of the things that her mother is telling her is affecting her mentally. She is very afraid of her mom, because her mom's word is law. What i wanted to do, was find a way of getting her out of that house. And then emancipation came to mind. I've talked to my father about this issue and he told me something to the effect that if you graduate high school and your around the age of 18 (like, 16 or 17), the law looks at you in a whole different way, almost as if you were legally an adult. I understood his viewpoint and i hoped it could prove useful in the emancipation process. Assuming the papers are filed and everything gets done and we're on our way to court, i would have to explain to the court (or she would have to explain) that i flew into virginia to take her back home with me where me and my parents will take care of her and let her live under our roofs. My parents agreed to become her legal guardian if that was possible once she gets emancipated. She will get a job or go to school, what ever she has to do while she stays with us. I'll even be supporting her as well once i get a job. What my question is, can i beat her mom if i had her taken to court? Is there anyway possible to get her to live with me rather than that crazy woman? Does my girlfriend have enough to get emancipated.
Keep in mind, i'm still 18, and she's going to be 17 after she graduates. I live in California, she lives in Virginia. And yes, her mom and stepfather hate my guts, so i doubt they'll consent to anything. And is what my father said true about how the law sees you once you graduate high school, could it help my case? And would their marriage between cousins help me, or hurt me in court? If anyone can provide help or consul, i'd really appreciate it, and i would even call you a saint. This is THE MOST hardest thing i've ever had to do in life so any help would be magnificent.

