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emancipation.
do your parents have to agree to emancipate you or are you just like..hey, can i get emancipated? and then they say yes or no.
pretty muchm how does the whole emancipation thing work?
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I know that being a teenager sucks, and that you think you hate your parents, but unless it's an abusive case, I would say to think twice about emancipating yourself, as a person who has been financially independent since the age of 17, and as a person who considered emancipation but after logical thought decided against it.
Where are you going to live? You'll have to find an apartment. Those can be pretty expensive... about 500$ a month.
Food is pretty pricy too... add another 100$ a month.
So, now you need to come up with 600$ a month. Time to get a job! Thing is, you're not educated, so the best you'll get is minimum wage (or slightly above). You're still in high school, so it'll have to be either part time (20 hours a week) or full time after school (40 hours). Minimum wage in Ontario (all these calculations are in CDN$) is pretty generous at 7.50$ per hour for a person under the age of 18. So, if you're working part time, the best you're looking at is 600$ a month. Not enough. Guess you'll have to get a full-time job. There's 1200$ a month that you'll have to live on. Not too shabby. Only you'll be working from 4-midnight, so you won't really have a chance to enjoy that new-found wealth.
That extra cash will come in handy. You've got to save for college (if you plan on going), don't you? And you'll need furniture for your apartment. Doesn't leave much room for entertainment.
Now, contrast this life with the one you're living with your parents. Sure, they might be jerks sometimes, but I know I was certainly no bundle of joy when I was a teenager. Full-time work, worrying about the rent and utilities bills... that's no life for a kid.
All I'm saying is to be sure that this is what you want, because it's going to be a whole heck of a lot harder than dealing with arguing and your parents reading your MSN conversations!
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In the United States, a person is a minor (and therefore under the control of their parent(s)/guardian(s)) until they attain the Age of Majority (18 years). However, in special circumstances, a minor can be freed from control by their guardian, before turning 18. In most states, the three circumstances in which a minor becomes emancipated are: (1) enlisting in the military [requires parent/guardian consent], (2) marrying [requires parent/guardian consent], (3) obtaining a court order from judge [obviously does not require parent/guardian consent].
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