My name is Matt and I am a 17 year old guy in California. In the last 5 years or so my relationship with my parents was destroyed over personal matters. Since then the lifestyle they choose to live has driven me insane. And when I say life style I mean things from living in a horrible mess that never gets cleaned to constant arguments within the family to things like belittling me. The list of minor issues goes on and on and over time they have slowly broken me down and I just can't live with them anymore. So a friend of mine recommended I tried getting emancipated but I told him that I probably dont qualify for such a move because it's not like they beat me or anything it's just a stressful environment. But an adult friend of mine (whom I plan on moving in with once I become a legal adult) told me that I might. So here is where I am at, I am 17 and I am in home schooling. I will graduate early (by December) and I turn 18 in June. I just started a business with a friend and his father parting dirtbikes and I will be pulling in a high income. On top of that i am looking for a full time job 6 days a week to keep me out of the house. I am saving all my money and planning on moving out with my very close friends whom I consider my family (the same adult who said I may still be able to get emancipated). I will be allowed to live there rent free as long as I go to school (And I am going to go to a makeup school to become a special effects artist while I continue to run the dirtbike parting business). So if I were to get a full time job and keep it for a few months and I was to be pulling in a considerable amount of money and I was finished with school would it be realistic to attempt convincing a judge that i am ready to move out instead of waiting for the clock to hit "18" while doing nothing at home? and if so would I have to move out an live alone or would moving in with the people I consider my family be acceptable? please let me know what you guys think, and I would like a realistic answer because i don’t want to push this if I can't get anywhere. If there are any details about anything I described you guys would like to know let me know and ill be happy to answer them, thanks, -Matt