Emancipation at 16

[Brandilove14]

Ok, I want to get emancipated at 16 because of my mom's fiance. He's so nice to my mom and brother, but when it comes to me he's always yelling at me over something stupid. He thinks he's God. I have so much emotional stress that I can't take living in this household anymore. I've hurt myself in the past. And my Aunt said if I got emancipated that she would take me in, and that I would just need a job. He's so rude to me and puts me down all the time. My mom never listens to me. When she does, she takes his side. He even told me one day that I HAD to get on my hand and knees and scrub the floors in my bedroom with Bleach and water. He's into all this government crap and tries to make my life live by what he wants. My mom makes me call him Dad. And when my grandma passed away, that night, he yelled at me over something small. And I was already emotional over her passing. She was my life. I just need an answer fast. I don't know what to do. I live in NC, but I don't know the emancipation laws here.

[aardvarc]

I've hurt myself in the past.

Regardless of any other circumstances, THAT alone will shoot down any chance you have at emancipation. It shows the court that you have nowhere NEAR the adult level of coping skills needed.

And my Aunt said if I got emancipated that she would take me in

Emancipation means YOU and YOU ALONE are able to support yourself. Being taken in by someone else ISN'T emancipation.

I would just need a job/

Yes, and you'd need to hold that job for several months, WHILE keeping your grades above average to SHOW a court that you have a track record of earning enough money to totally support yourself.

Chores? They're part of life.

If you've got another family member willing to take you in and your legal guardian approves, you can certainly do that, and don't need to go to court or anything else. If your legal guardian says no then you either must wait until you are 18, or, some other adult can go to court and petition to become your guardian. But the reasons you've listed are PART of life and growing up, and aren't anywhere near the circumstances that would make a court change that custody.

See if there is someone in your school's guidance department that you can speak to. They often have programs to assist step-families. But understand that until 18, parents DO have authority, and you really DO have to live by their rules - no matter how outrageous (and no, chores, even hard ones and lots of them AREN'T outrageous).