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being emancipated.
what is the emancipation law for Pennsylvania. me & my mom do not get along at all. we fight constantly and i think it's time to get away. i work part time and i'm going to be in junior in august. i'm 16 years old. if anyone has any information about it or how to go about doing it, please let me know. thanks.
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i went through the same situation only i wasnt old enough to be emancipated so i just ran away and im very fortunate things turned out the way they did but if you google "power of attorney" or "guardian of litem" or even "emancipation laws" you will come up with alot of things but depending on how things go in your house and if your mom is willing to go to court to fight to keep depends on how easyit will be for you but i just printed out a paper of kinship guardianship off the internet and my brother vouched for me so i had it pretty easy
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In order to be emancipated in any state, you must prove two things.
One, that you need to be protected legally from your mothers choices as your guardian. That means your mother must be abusing or neglecting you, behaving illegally, or denying you medical treatments you feel you need. It must be your best interest to not be under her care and guardianship.
Two, Emancipation is different from loosing custody (which is what should happen when a parent is that irresponsible) because what emancipation means is that you are legally considered an adult. You still can't drink or drive ;) but you can sign contracts like leases, you can be sued ectra. So, the second criteria for emancipation is that you would be able to support yourself as an independent adult after being emancipated. That means you need to know where and how you are living, where you money will be coming from, and you need to know how you will continue your education. Many states will require that you have already been living on your own and managing your own money for several months PRIOR to filing for emancipation.
Most courts wont even bother with your emancipation case if you plan is to drop out of school.
Emancipation is not for serious personality conflicts. It’s a way for older teens that are making the transition out of their parent’s home to escape abuse without entering the foster care system. Very, very, very few emancipation cases are won.
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