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    Question Becoming Emancipated at 16 in Indiana

    My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: Indiana

    Im 16 years old and I recently had a baby, i was staying with my mom in a small 2 bedroom trailer with 5 other people and 4 cats living there. My moms boyfriend is living there and he is an alcoholic and a drugie. We have a restraining order on him from the cops because he came home drunk and decided to beat on me, my mom, and brother. The trailer were i was staying at, there was never any food in the house, it reaked like cat urine, it had fleas, and rouches. well, i decided to pack my stuff and the babys and move to a friends.

    At first my mom was really mad and upset, but after a week or two she was sorta fine with it. Well just the other day my friends mom tryed getting me in school were they live since ive been out for 6 weeks for a materinity leave.The school said they needed the coustodial parent to do it, so she (friends mom) got my mom to sign this piece of paper stating that she (friends mom) is able to put me in school and to be the third party caustodial parent. We went back to the school and they said they dont except that. I got ahold of my dad to see if he could but, the only way he could think of was to get custody of me.

    For me that isn't a good idea since his wife is a wino and I had to move to my moms because he used to abuse us kids. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO I NEED SOME HELP AND FAST!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!

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    Default Re: Becoming Emancipated at 16 in Indiana

    You cannot be emancipated. The state of Indiana has no statutory provisions for the emancipation of minors.

    If you mother is fine with you living with your friend, she and your friend's parents might sit down together to see about guardianship arrangements through the courts. If both families agree, your mother can assign legal guardianship of you to your friend's parents. This will allow them to enroll you in school.

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