Virgina Emancipation At Age 17

[Nathan]

I was wondering about getting emancipation. I`m in a setuation where i`m 1 month from getting my GED and my Mom may be trying to send me off to a Virgina program such as W.O.O.Ds wich i have spent the last 7 months at before I need to know what steps to take to get the ball roling on emancipation and what past problems may come up she is not giving her consent and i have a limited time to figure this out i have friends i can leave with and a Job i can get.

P.S. My Mom is kinda dating/knows vary well the Comman Wealth attorny of are area what problems may that cause??

[jojo4]

www.bostoncoop.net/lcd/emancipation/virginia.html

Do you already live seperate and apart from your parents, relying on NO support from either of them?

Are you already managing your own financial affairs?

Can you present to the court a history of exemplary behavior and mature conduct?

If you have answered "no" to any of these questions, your odds of having a court grant your petition for emancipation are nil.

[Nathan]

Alright this is how it is I used to live out of this house and with my boss till my Mom said threatined to say that she kidnapped me. soo i can`t live anywhere eles really and things here are horrible I think that i could have people come in and testify to being a vary hard worker/and mature I`m not managing any of my financial affairs but i do know how and have people to teach me what i don`t know. oh and Shoud i contact a lawyer or somthing or what?

[jojo4]

If you have the money to contact an atty, go ahead. However, as you are NOT managing your own financial affairs (and, according to your original post, don't have a job) he or she will probably tell you the same thing.

What is W.O.O.Ds and why were you there for 7 months?

[Nathan]

WOODS Like a Correctional Facility/School I lived there for like 7 to 8 months because my Mom didn`t want me living with her or athour people. I don`t have any bad Criminal Record. And even if i did WOODS Woud have wiped my slate clean.

[cbg]

Your chances of getting emancipated are about as good as your spelling - which is to say, not good at all. But if you're determined to waste money on an attorney to tell you the same thing, feel free.

[jojo4]

The correctional school would not 'wipe the slate clean' for purposes of emancipation. There is a huge difference in having a clean criminal record for employment purposes and having a clean record when presenting a case to the judge for emancipation.

Trust me...the fact that you have spent 7-8 months in a correctional facility would be of HUGE import to the judge...and not in any way that would be beneficial to your plight.