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can i get emancipated?

Asked Jun 11, 2012, 08:40 PM — 34 Answers
Im 16 and live in Iowa. I have a part time job and have budgeted for every expense i will need to support myself, from the garbage bills to medical plan. I have found places that will rent to minors by just small rooms. My mom is emotionally and physically abusive. I have the ability to get letters and recommendations from counselors and Physiatrists saying that she is not emotionally stable and i should be removed from the home. My siblings have all left and haven't spoken to my mom in 9 years. My dad is 72 but in great health. But his beliefs are rash and almost out of touch with reality. And health issues could be a problem at anytime with him. With the way things are going i have no stable household and am just being shuffled around from mom to dad and am worried with the way things are going the stress will break me and ill give up with life and my education. Do i have enough reason for emancipation?

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Jun 11, 2012, 10:24 PM
I don't think you are old enough. Do you still attend High School?
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Jun 11, 2012, 10:26 PM
you only have to be 16. and yes i do.
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Jun 11, 2012, 10:31 PM
You have to go to court. You will find out then.
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Jun 12, 2012, 03:37 AM


Courts are very reluctant to emancipate a minor. But it does appear you have done your homework. On the other hand, we don't know whether you have tried to get family counseling or pursued other ways of managing the stress.

I suggest you speak to a counselor at school to help you deal with this.
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Jun 12, 2012, 02:07 PM
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Courts are very reluctant to emancipate a minor. But it does appear you have done your homework. On the other hand, we don't know whether you have tried to get family counseling or pursued other ways of managing the stress.

I suggest you speak to a counselor at school to help you deal with this.
we have tried as a family 6 different family counselors. None were persued because my mother hated them and thought they did absolutely nothing. in reality they all thought she was the problem.
thank you the info was helpful
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Jun 12, 2012, 02:17 PM


Have you talked with a school counselor yourself?
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Jun 12, 2012, 02:46 PM
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Have you talked with a school counselor yourself?
about stress? my family? or emancipation?
-iv talked to many counselers about both stress and my family situation. I manage stress pretty well.
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Jun 12, 2012, 02:48 PM


No, about getting emancipated -- to go over your figures with you to make sure they are realistic and have covered everything.
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Jun 12, 2012, 02:49 PM
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you only have to be 16. and yes i do.
I don't see any provision for emancipation in the Iowa Code. One would expect to find it in Title XV, Subtitle 1, Chapter 599; or maybe Title XV, Subtitle 5.

What is the statute, Miaaaa?
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