Page 4 of 4 FirstFirst ... 2 3 4
Results 31 to 38 of 38
  1. #31
    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Posts
    3,212

    Default Re: Emancipation Without Parental Consent

    Quote Quoting nlove
    View Post
    Oh no, I KNOW they will take my siblings into consideration as well. And I don't want them to go through that because my parents don't abuse them like they do me. So to also willingly put them in that situation is also another reason why I don't report it.

    Because my family has had first hand experience with this before with my brother, but on another issue. He's now been in several foster homes, and as a result I too have been questioned on the safety of home. Mainly why I turn to counseling rather then reporting it, because I've been given the option by my school counselor to report it. But turned it down for this same reason.
    If your school counselor had reasons to believe there was abuse in the home. The school counselor is required by law to report it. Giving you an option indicates the school counselor does not believe what is going on in your home rises to the level of abuse

    If you plan on applying for government grats to go to college. you will have to have your parents financial information and signature twice a year. There is no way around this if you want government grants

  2. #32
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Massachusetts
    Posts
    24,521

    Default Re: Emancipation Without Parental Consent

    There aren't enough foster homes, group homes or even case workers, to take care of all the kids whose abuse IS physical, let alone mental or emotional. You won't be taken out of the home on the basis of emotional abuse, which is also much harder to prove.

    Counseling is a much more appropriate response when the abuse is not physical.

  3. #33
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Posts
    835

    Default Re: Emancipation Without Parental Consent

    You should know that it really is great that you are thinking about your future, and wanting to take responsibility for yourself as a teenager. There are many teenagers that just sit around loafing and don't contribute anything to society or their family. Right now, you are sixteen, and your parents are the rulers in your life. So you do what they say. What you need to focus on now, is to continue counseling to manage your feelings about your situation, and focus on bringing your grades up so that you can get into a good school, earn scholarships etc. Focus on the things you can control, so that you can set yourself up as best you can for your future.

  4. #34
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Posts
    172

    Default Re: Emancipation Without Parental Consent

    Quote Quoting nlove
    View Post
    That is not the problem at hand here, besides the emotional abuse from my parents, they fail to support me INCLUDING their obligations as parents. For example, my health insurance. I was forced to get a job BECAUSE of this. I was sick on and off during most of winter and COULD NOT go get checked or else it would have been an out of pocket expense. My parents have repeatedly failed to support me financially, whether that be REQUIRED or optional. Other reasons including my lunch bill that they allow to pile up, preventing me from eating lunch at school. While they do have the right to force me to quit my job, there is a high risk that these things could happen again. I work mainly to save up to attend a four year university. Despite bringing up the situation to them many times, I have yet to see even a dime saved up for my future. I look for emancipation as an option because they have that power to do so. I take on this responsibility as a convenience for MY future as well as my lifestyle. To not look for any options to be granted SOME authority of myself, effects me in the long run.
    This confuses me. You have mentioned the health insurance a few times. As a minor, your parents are indeed financially responsible for health care. However, they are would also be shouldering any bills for said health care. You are not on the hook to pay for health care bills. However, you can be on the hook to contribute toward general household expenses for the family if your parents decide that it is needed.

    I don't want to read too much into this, but does your health care have to do with seeking medical treatment that your parents forbid? Is this why you were told to pay for it? It seems odd that you had to go to work to pay off medical bills and then suddenly are being told that you will stop working.

    My gut suspects that your parents are fearful that you are becoming too independent too fast for your own safety. You mentioned that your dad wrestled you to the ground for car keys at one point out of rage. That sounds like parents fighting your independence.

    Here's the thing. You sound like someone who is indeed mature in many ways, but also may have some growing up to do still. If you are paying the bills you claim, then you are also a hard worker. When you become a legal adult, you will be able to establish your own bank account that your parents cannot touch, and you will be able to move out. Save up for that, and then plan your future. It may take you a little more time than some of your classmates, but you will be stronger for it in the long run.

  5. #35
    Join Date
    Feb 2018
    Posts
    12

    Default Re: Emancipation Without Parental Consent

    Sorry for the confusion but I worked a small part time job in the summer, and so apparently because I was then receiving an income, there was confusion about my insurance. I can't really tell you in depth about it because I didn't know what was going on. But my insurance was cut off, and after explaining to my parents that I have to get my health insurance back for the upcoming fall and winter season, they put it off for months before I actually got it back again which was very recently. In the fall/winter time I get really sick which would continue for months without any sort of treatment. Which is what happened the past couple months. And my job benefit did cover for health check ups as well as physicals. As confusing as it may sound, my parents did force me to put my two weeks in for my job knowing that the only way I could get treated was through my job benefit. But now since I'm scheduled to stop working in a few weeks I'll be able to focus on school more. Which is an upside to everything going on right now, but thank you for the advice, I appreciate it!

  6. #36
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Massachusetts
    Posts
    24,521

    Default Re: Emancipation Without Parental Consent

    It may not have been your parents putting it off. Federal law regulates when a dependent can be added (or removed) from an employer-sponsored group policy. How long after your job benefits ended did you ask your parents about reinstating you on their policy?

  7. #37
    Join Date
    Feb 2018
    Posts
    12

    Default Re: Emancipation Without Parental Consent

    There might be some confusion. So this is all very recent, I put my two weeks in, towards the beginning of February and will end some time next week I believe. So that is when I'll stop receiving any benefits I get from my job. My parents have now recently added me onto their policy, they would've had to eventually since I already put my two weeks in. But I was taken off sometime late summer, which is when I started getting sick during the beginning of the fall and when going in to get checked up we were told it would be an out of pocket expense because I didn't have health insurance. So my parents were aware I wasn't on their policy since then. My parents got into many arguments about this because my father was partly responsible for me being reinstated back on their health insurance but purposely put it off because he refused to pay for it at the time.

  8. #38
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Massachusetts
    Posts
    24,521

    Default Re: Emancipation Without Parental Consent

    There are Federal laws about when a dependent can be added onto a health insurance policy. It can't be done just anytime. Every year there is a short window when a dependent can be added or dropped, called an "open enrollment" period. Outside of Open Enrollment, changes can only be made within a 30 day window of what the IRS calls a "qualified life change". By law, if it is not Open Enrollment or within 30 days of the day your other coverage ended, your father would not have been able to add you back on, BY LAW.

    This is exactly what I do for a living, BTW. If your father worked for my employer, I'd be the one he'd contact to put you back on his policy. So you can trust that I know what I'm talking about.

    1. Sponsored Links
       

Page 4 of 4 FirstFirst ... 2 3 4

Similar Threads

  1. Emancipation: Emancipation Without Parental Consent in California
    By alexismrumsey in forum Juvenile Law
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 11-19-2017, 04:03 PM
  2. Emancipation: Emancipation Without Parental Consent in Wyoming
    By Spitfire.93 in forum Juvenile Law
    Replies: 21
    Last Post: 07-11-2011, 09:32 PM
  3. Emancipation: Can You Get Emancipation with Parental Consent
    By tremere in forum Juvenile Law
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 05-24-2009, 01:45 PM
  4. Emancipation: Emancipation with Parental Consent in Texas
    By joseywails10 in forum Juvenile Law
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 11-18-2007, 02:10 PM
  5. Emancipation: Emancipation with No Parental Consent
    By DeterminedAndConfused in forum Juvenile Law
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 07-27-2007, 03:35 PM
 
 
Sponsored Links

Legal Help, Information and Resources