Indiana emancipation law?
My brother's girlfriend has been being sexually abused by her physically handicapped older brother from the time she can remember. Both of her parents know about it and have done nothing. She's 16.
Child Protective Services came and took her yesterday, but returned her to her parents' home, saying they had to get her brother out of the house. When she got home, her mother locked her in her room and told her "You have ruined our family, and we don't want to see you or talk to you."
Today her parents still won't talk to her, and she is being made to stay in her room or the bathroom, BECAUSE SHE SOUGHT HELP FROM THE ABUSE THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO GIVE HER THEMSELVES!!
She's starting her Sophomore year in HS Tuesday, as in 2 days from now. She doesn't need to be locked in her bedroom. She wants to be emancipated and come live with me. I'm married, a stay at home mom to one child, I would gladly take this sweet girl in and take care of her. Can anyone tell me how we would go about this? I assume she has to be emancipated. I have heard that if she has proof of someone willing to provide for her financially, give her a home, etc. she wouldn't necessarily need a full-time job and apartment, but I can't find any info to that effect. She doesn't want to live on her own, she just wants a home where she feels safe, and we can provide that. Can anyone point me in the right direction?