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Emancipation
I'm 15 years old and I live in Florida. I want to be emancipated when I turn 16, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to do so. My father abandoned me a good 8 months ago, and I don't live with my mother because she has a drinking problem and cannot take care of me. Right now I live with my grandmother, and I take care of her more than she takes care of me, because she has cancer. My 27 year old brother also lives with us, and has an anger issue. I cannot stand living here with him because whenever something doesn't go his way he yells and screams and throws things. I have issues with depression due to my parents, and also suffer from bulimia, and he makes it worse. My aunt comes here during the day to make sure everything is okay, but even then it doesn't feel right. I feel too much tension living here and I think it's time I leave. I'm just scared because I need parental consent to get emancipated, and since I don't live with my parents, I don't know what to do. My aunt or grandmother would never, EVER sign the petition, but I desperately need to leave.
What do I do?
Will the court make an exception?
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Courts won't sign it unless you can COMPLETELY support yourself financially. This means you'll need to make like $3,000 or so a month.
Courts also generally don't make "exceptions."
Oh, and I wouldn't play up the eating disorder thing. You also have to be stable. They have to kind of trust you a little.
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I'm REALLY not an expert on this, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but I just read a book called My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult [great book], and a 13 year old girl wanted to get medical emancipation from her parents for rights to her body. The lawyer worked pro bono [free] for her because it was such a rare case. She ended up winning. You'd have to do serious research on this. But to be realistic, if an emancipation is to separate from your parents, why would you need their permission? I don't think there exists a parent out there who actually gives consent. Hope I helped.
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