Oregon Emancipation Law

[sugrnspice623]

I dont know what to do anymore, my mom is constantly telling me to get out of the house, and telling me how bad of a person i am. i try to work, but just lost my job. i pay for my car, go to school, and get good grades. i have never done drugs or broke the law, but yet i am a terrible person to her. she doesnt work and sits at home all day with my little brother, and she always feels sorry for herself because she is single and 39. boo hoo. i am always being verbally abused and she constantly kicks me and treats me like she is a 2 yr old throwing a fit. i cant stand it any more. she calls the cops on me and lies to them telling them i hit her, and have threatend her, they treathen to arrest me and they never believe me that she is the one doing all this. i think deep down she is jelious of me because she didnt graduate from high school and she threw away her life, and i am a Junior in high school with a 4.0 GPA. she blames me for everything. i cant stand the abuse anymore, and i cant afford to work a full time job, and go to school, plus i am on the verge of loosing my car b.c i cant find a job! what should i do... someone please give me a friendly shoulder!

[Mr. Knowitall]

Lane County Legal Services provides the following information about emancipation in Oregon:

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.