My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: OREGON
Okay, so im 17 and for years ive been dealing with divorced parents who argue constantly and use me to vent to. its getting really old and its getting really hard to hear the nasty things they say about each other. Dont get me wrong i love both my parents very much, but just recently my father took my mom to court for child support. Neither one of my parents are what you may call "weathly", but they're hangin in there. well my father is asking for a REDICULOUS amount of money, $630 a month from my mom. im really not that expensive of a daughter and i have my own job making good money. my mom cant afford it and neither can my dad but i want them to both be happy and i dont want either of them feeling the pressure of money. well, after the fact my mother comes to me with the idea of emancipation. she offers me a car and some of the money thats supposed to go to my father, but instead going to me. im kinda in a pickle because i dont think my father would take it very well and i have a bad feeling that he'll make me pay some of the housing bills, considering ill continue living with him (i just want to be in control of the child support cause god knows where its going to, i obviously never see any of it) but he'll ask for waaaay to much. i need to know if its worth it and in my best interest. i feel responsible enough, i feel i can make my own decisions. its just that my parents are too immature when it comes to arguing and getting what one wants. im tired of it, and i need to branch out and not let it hold me back. but at the same time it really hurts me that it has come to this, and i think it'll hurt my father as well. its something that needs to be done but i really dont know if ill regret it or not. helllp?!

