
Quoting
chanelrenae
I am 15 years old at the moment and when I am 16, I would like to get emancipated. I live in Montana. Anyways, my parents are divorced but my mother is considered to be my legal guardian. She at times has been mentally abusive, and recently she kicked me out. I have been working for a few months and I'm currently saving up money. She erupts over the smallest things and the other day, it was about the dishes. She continued being cold, distant, and mean for a couple days before saying that I was on my own and would be completely independent. She also said to call her by her first name. I said that if I was in fact going to be on my own, I would like her to sign the papers so that when I was 16 I could be emancipated allowing me to be independent, just as she said I would be. At that point, she got very angry, said if I didn't want to be part of the family to "get the **** out" and "leave now". And so I packed my things, I took my car and I had been sleeping in it for a few days. Then she took it, and I ended up moving in with my boyfriend and his mother (it sounds inappropriate but I honestly have no other friends or relatives I could stay with). I have been there for about three weeks, I have been attending school and working every weekend. I am thinking that once we get moved into his mothers new house, I can start paying rent for around 100$ a month (although I'm not sure she will let me). I may be able to get my mother to sign the papers, but I am not positive. I will be 16 in august and I'm saving everything but rent and the phone bill that I have to pay because my mother refuses to just take back the phone (says she would still have to pay for it and I don't want to fight her). Anyways, do you think I would have a shot for emancipation and then I would like to buy a house eventually. Do you think I would stand a chance at getting emancipated? I have already done quite a bit of research on it and I know I must be able to support myself fully, although I'm not sure if in the time leading up to it I have to be supporting myself fully, and have evidence. I am doing my best, but until I am emancipated I can not because as a minor I can't sign any legal documents, etc. Any advice is appreciated!