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  1. #1
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    Default Alcoholic Mother; Left Family, Emotionally Abusive Father.

    My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: Colorado

    Hello.
    I have a question as to how my case would go over in a court of law. (seeking emancipation)

    My name is Nic Engard, i am 16 years of age and live in Longmont colorado. I am aware of all requirements that usually must be met in order to acheive emancipation, i am jsut curious as to how my case would go over in a court of law. two or so years ago, my mother left my family due to extreme alcoholism and fails to send us anything NEAR sufficiant financial support. my father recently lost his business he owned for over twenty years or so and now doesnt' have a sufficient form of income to support our family. he doesn't go grocery shopping for periods of four weeks, and lately much longer than that which leaves an amount of food that can't hardly support two teenagers and a fifty year old man. he cares little if any at all of my feelings. i have been expected to pick up all of the usual chores a housewife (my mom) would normally be expected to do, on top of everything that i would normally have to do. and if i fail to remember to do even one thing due to the shear amount of things i am expected to do, i get screamed at and insulted to where i feel quite bad. emotionally, i can't take such stresses put on me by him ontop of my mom leaving, keeping up in school (which takes much more effort for me than most kids), believing that i had come down with a very serious personal disease, and the suicide of one of my friends. he knows all that goes on in my life and continues to make me feel horrible. i have worked "mom and pop" businesses for several years, most of which consisting of auto body repair and am fully able to get a job outside of that. i currently work with my father unfortuneately but am in the process of seeking an outside job so that i may better fend for myself. i would really like for someone to get back to me as to wether or not i would need parental consent for a case like mine with an emotionaly abusive father and alcoholic mother. please contact me on this thread, or on my email
    ahibwaffle@hotmail.com

    Thank you so very much

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    Default Re: Alcoholic Mother; Left Family, Emotionally Abusive Father.

    Colorado doesn't have a statute for emancipation.

    Refer to this for further reading:
    http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30201

  3. #3
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    Default Re: Alcoholic Mother; Left Family, Emotionally Abusive Father.

    1 No emancipation in Colorado

    2 Even if there were, you don't meet any of the requirements of emancipation in any state. Not one of the things you mentioned is grounds for emancipation. In fact, nothing you mentioned is even abuse or neglect.

    Contrary to the beliefs of many teens, parents can make you work around the house and do chores, and they don't have to let you lie around and play Xbox all day.

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    Default Re: Alcoholic Mother; Left Family, Emotionally Abusive Father.

    1.) No emancipation in CO.

    2.) If there were, your petition would be denied.

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