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  1. #1
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    Default Emancipation to escape tough life

    I am turning 16 in one month and I have had a really rough life. I ran away with my boyfriend over the summer and we rented a house in tennesee once we got there. when i was sent back months later my mom sent me to live with my dad. All in my dads household do not want me there and say if i even get an attitude they will lock me up. My step mom and step sister have both addmitted they dont want me living there. My mom is now dying so I cant move back with her. she never really took care of me I pretty much have taken care of myself since a young age.I fear if I stay with my dad I will resort to running again.

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    Default Oregon Emancipation Law

    Lane County Legal Services provides the following information about emancipation in Oregon:
    Quote Quoting Oregon Emancipation Law
    Emancipation gives you certain rights of an adult. You must be at least 16 years old, able to support yourself, live on your own, and manage your own affairs. You need to file a Petition for Emancipation with the Juvenile Court in the county where you live and give a copy of it to your parents. The court will set a hearing to make the decision. The judge will decide if it is in your best interest to be emancipated by considering whether you have been living away from your parents and can support and care for yourself without parental assistance and supervision. If the court allows you to be emancipated, your parents will have no duty to support you, you will be treated as an adult under criminal laws, and you will have the right to contract, sue, and be sued. Emancipation does not give you the right to drink alcohol, vote, or marry.

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