How Do I Become Emancipated in Oklahoma

[quipassebeaute]

My name is Alicia, and I am 16. I live in the state of Oklahoma. I have read up a little on how to, and what needs to be done, but it also told me that the only options for being emancipated include, joining the military, becoming pregnant, marriage, and having parental consent.

I live at home with my parents, and two brothers. I feel I support me more than my parents do. I would like to know how I can support myself outside of my parents house. I have discussed this with them and they will not let me unless I join the military when I turn 17. And getting emancipated I could bypass the whole military thing, I have no interest in, I just want to be able to support myself in my own home, go to school, and work.

I want to become emancipated, because me and my brothers have been taken away by DHS once. We (my brothers and I) were taken away because we had no hot water and my parents are alcoholics/druggies. Only one of my parents, my mom, supports our family of five. I want to be able to help, just not feel forced into it. I find it frustrating that my father, can stay home all day and do nothing, while my mother works a 10-hour day and comes home cleans after my brothers, and dad. She also does a paper route and is thinking about getting another job. Which she shouldn't have to. My father is a sex-offender and all his life has had a everything-is-against-me attitude, so therefore justifies his staying at home, by saying he cannot get a job due to his felony.

In short, because I have to help my mother support this family that can support itself, but doesn't, I would like to find a way out, and live on my own supporting myself. I work 5pm to 2 am everyday and I usually only have the time and energy to pay my bills and work more. But not everyone else's bills. I can honestly say at times I get frustrated, and run myself ragged making sure everything is okay and it doesn't work, I'm only 16. I have talked to my parents about emancipation and my father refuses, and my mother does whatever he tells her to.

So I would like information on how to contact a juvenile court in my area and find a way to get this thing going. Thanks.

[cbg]

You don't get emancipated just because you want to. You've already learned that emanciption comes with marriage, joining the military, or parental consent (contrary to what you may have read, you do NOT become legally emancipated by becoming pregnant - medically emancipated yes; legally emancipated no. In fact, pregnancy makes it HARDER, if not impossible, for legal emancipation to take place).

You are not joining the military. You are not getting married. You do not have parental consent. So what makes you think the laws will be suspended for your convenience?

[quipassebeaute]

Well, my parents have changed their mind. My dad doesn't want me living at home any longer and wants me to get emancipated and is giving his consent. I have a job to support myself, an apartment lined up as soon as this is all over with, and I have my own transportation. Who do I have to contact? Or what do I have to do?

[panther10758]

You may move out of your parents home with consent and ther eis no need for emancipation. Which you have already been told you cannot do in your state. You said Dad's consent. Mom can block this as she too has legal authority over you

[quipassebeaute]

You may move out of your parents home with consent and ther eis no need for emancipation. Which you have already been told you cannot do in your state. You said Dad's consent. Mom can block this as she too has legal authority over you

My mom is all for it as well.

[jojo4]

Oklahoma statutes allow emancipation of a minor in regards to contracting and financial issues. It does not specifically refer to allowing a minor to live without parental (or guardian, as the case may be) care and control.