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    Default Tennessee Emancipation

    Ok, well first off, im 17 i live in a small town in Tennessee. this is sort of a complicated issue.. so, let me start in the beginning. this case revolves around 2 things, my single mothers inability to care for me, and wether with my legal status, i could get emancipated.


    i was born in 1990 in hamburg germany, in 1994 my father commited suicide, because of a suspected relationship wiht my mother and my fathers best friend.. my mom denies it to this day. anyhow, she dated around, until in 1997 she met a man who was working in Germany. They decided to get married, and we all moved to the USA. at first we lived in various places in CA, things were ok for about 10 years, my step father was mentally abusive, and an ex CIA and Navy Cryptologist. so, he was a shady character from the begining. after about 8 years however, my mom went on a business trip to TN. and while here she had an affair with a 36 year old, man who still lived at home wiht his mother. anyhow. my parents divorced, again. and i decided to stay wiht my step father, justt beacuse i believed he was right in this situation and my mom had done wrong. however after about 3 months, him and i got into an arguement, basically because i kept a school portrait of my girlfriend in my bed. when i was sharing a room wiht a 6 year old, and my bed was the only real private place i had. anyhow. he kicked me out, i took my car and lived at a friends for a week. then he threatened to have me arrested for GTA because the vehicle was registered in his name for insurance reasons. i returned he car and moved to TN. a little while after i got here, i found out my step father most likly had some mental problems.. my mother told me stories of how he had habits of urinating on the carpeted corners of his bedroom at night. either way, my mom promised me 1,700 if i built her a fence, in our backyard. it would have cost her 3,000 to have it professionally done. in return she said she would let me spend the summer back with my gf. after the fence was built she stated she would only let me have 5 days back wiht her.. and i flipped. i called her a b***h and wallked out, she came after me, started slapping me around, and screaming at me. i tried to contain her and held her wrist and told her to calm down, because i did not want to fight her. she decded she did not want to, and kneed me and continued her barrage. i held her wrists again and tried to back her against a wall, but she would not move her feet. so she fell backwards and once on the gground bit into my right thigh, hard. this is when i lost control and hit her back, once, hard enough to give her 4 stiches on her upper lip. later that night, police came and arrested me for domestic assault. i spent a week in Juvenile detention. the case got a 6 month diversion. and i have to return in march 5. in the meanwhile. my girlfriend will be 18 in January. her dad has given me and her the house she usd to live in. she has roommates, and they all pay rent. i have a part time job here in TN, no difficulties working 30 hour weeks. and could have an annual income of 10 grand. i have many skills, because when i lived in CA, my stepfahter bought fixer upper houses, fixed them, and sold them. i know basically how to rebuild, a house from the framework on. i want to get emancipated, and move back wiht my girlfriend. get another part time job. im a junior in highschool, and could graduate as early as this summer. after high school, i plan to attend a 2 year college, go into dental Hygene. and one there use that money to go back to college for 8 years and become a Pschycologist. i am 18 on July 24. any thoughts? suggestions? or help?

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    Default Re: Tennessee Emancipation

    You have things in the wrong order.

    You don't get emancipated and then get a part time job.

    You get a job that pays you enough to support yourself (and which does not involve living with your girlfriend - no judge is EVER going to emancipate a minor so that they can live with their boyfriend or girlfriend) and THEN you apply for emancipation.

    If you are being physically abused the recourse is to call CPS, not to get emancipated.

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