I live with my mother, and we fight frequently. She is very verbally abusive and is an alcoholic. She has been physically abusive in the past. I have somewhere to live if i can get emancipated, and i wanted to know how abusive is too abusive... like by law what kind of case would be appoved if i filed for emancipaton. If i filed for emancipation and i was turned down, it would not go well for me at all. I am 17 yrs old and i will be 18 in 7 1/2 months. I have missed a lot of school but i have good grades and my counsler says that i am not in danger of failing my senior year. The problem i have is i have 2 sisters, if i file for emancipation are they in any danger of being put in foster care? Lie i said my mom is very verbally abusive ex.) "you should die" i should have aborted your A$$" would that be considered abusive enough to let me be emancipated?