Threatening To Not Let Me Go To College

[WithoutPermission]

I am sixteen years old and perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I decided to graduate from highschool one year early and my mom has never forgiven me for it. She is having a hard time letting go. I plan on attending an out of state school next year depending on where I get accepted. However, she threatens that if I do something she considers stupid, (drinking, whatever), (and not that I would), I will have to go to communtiy college next year. Is this threat enough to get me emancipated? It is a repeated statement of punishment and I simply cannot handle anymore stress. I am trying to keep good grades during my last semester of highschool, finish up all my college applications, and my application art portfolio, and instead I have her threatening to make me go to local community college instead. She also has technically physically abused me (slapping, etc), and my father has verbally abused me (calling me a bitch, etc). But not within the past 2-3 months. So what does it take to be emancipated without permission? Besides the normal qualifications of a job, financial support, place of living, etc.

[cbg]

You don't get emancipated without permission. It's as simple as that.

[Just Breath]

Honey, are your parents paying your college tuition? If so, then they have the right and authority to dictate where, when and whether you go. If your parents are unwilling to pay the tuition for your college of choice, then you'll have to wait until you reach the age of majority and pay your own way. In the meantime, if they allow you to attend community college, do so and get your basics out of the way, then transfer.

Your actions and behavior between now and graduation indicate your level of maturity and sense of responsibility. As a parent, I can only guess that your mother's threat of sending you to community college if you do something she considers stupid, (drinking, whatever) is not unreasonable.

[elorei]

cbg: Texas requires parental consent for emancipation? Are you sure about that?

[cbg]

http://www.legalhelpinntx.com/law_of...teenagers.html

Question: Can a teenager younger than 18 live as an adult away from home?

Answer: Yes - it is called "removal of disabilities of a minor" and court action as well as parental consent are involved. The law requires that the child requesting this action by the court show: 1) that the minor is at least 16 years old, living separate from the parents, and 2) the minor is self-supporting and managing their own affairs.

[WithoutPermission]

If I got into, for example, Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design, University of Michigan, etc, isn't it in my best interest to attend one of those schools rather than community college? I never asked my parents to pay for college. And if its in my best interest, then isn't that what emancipation is for? They consented for me to graduate early, so then why wouldn't they want me to go to college?

[elorei]

http://www.legalhelpinntx.com/law_of...teenagers.html

Question: Can a teenager younger than 18 live as an adult away from home?

Answer: Yes - it is called "removal of disabilities of a minor" and court action as well as parental consent are involved. The law requires that the child requesting this action by the court show: 1) that the minor is at least 16 years old, living separate from the parents, and 2) the minor is self-supporting and managing their own affairs.

And that answers that. Thanks.

[aaron]

The Texasstatute does not expressly require parental consent, but it does require a parent to verify the petition which, practically speaking, could amount to the same thing.