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    Question What Steps Do I Need to Take to Become Emancipated

    Hey, I am a 16 year old male living in Ontario, Canada. My father is a heavy alcoholic and I would be better off living on my own. The problem is i am still in school. I do have a part time job, but since i am still in school I can not pay for a place to live on my own. I was wondering what steps I would need to take to become emancipated and how much of my father's salary would be garnished. Also, whether or not his abusive alcoholism would help my case in court. Thank you for any replies I may get. Any advise would be well appreciated.

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    Default Re: What Steps Do I Need to Take to Become Emancipated

    This is primarily a US site. The laws in Canada and the US are not the same. In the US you could not be emancipated under the circumstances you describe and none of your father's salary would be garnished. Emancipation means self support; if you could not support yourself entirely on your own, you would not be emancipated, period.

    You'll have to check with a Canadian site to find out of the laws are the same.

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    Default Re: What Steps Do I Need to Take to Become Emancipated

    This site is for US law only.

    However, you do have a misconception as to how emancipation works.

    If you are emancipated, your parents no longer have any responsibility to care for you.

    Your father's salary would not be garnished.... and you would have to prove you can support yourself...

    At least, under US law.

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