I Need to be Emancipated

[miserycomeseasy]

I am 16 years old. I live in a broken home. My father and brother are alcoholics and my mother is hard to bare. I live in Indiana. As a matter of fact I am getting yelled at right now. I have a job and I'm still in scool. I need to know if I have a chance of being emancipated. While living here, I have tried to commit suicide twice. I have a place to live and planning on getting married. I support myself. My parents are divorced. I need out of this place. It is to hard to bare.

[miserycomeseasy]

Please someone help me.

[CaliforniaMom]

Go to school on Monday and talk to your guidance counselor. Tell her everything. She can help.

[aaron]

Indiana has no general emancipation statute, but it may nonetheless be possible to convince a juvenile court to grant emancipation where the court finds:

1. The petitioning minor wishes to be free from parental control and protection and no longer requires control and protection;

2. The petitioning minor understands the consequences of being free from parental control and protection

3. The petitioning minor has sufficient money for the child's own support; and

4. The petitioning minor has an acceptable plan for independent living.

Without a statute to reference, it is difficult to gauge what a judge might deem sufficient as a basis for emancipation. A local family lawyer may be able to help.