Emancipation question, help!
What is the name of your state? Louisiana.
I am a 16 year old male, will be 17 in July. At a young age I was molested by a sibling who still lives at my house. He is 25. The problem (other than the obvious) is, no one knows it was him. I told my parents and they brushed it off as if it had never been mentioned to them. Sad thing about it is that I ran away when I told them and when I came back, it was as if NOTHING had happened. You can imagine my anger . My parents have me on a home-school curriculum, which is total crap. I asked for a tutor many times and was told by my mother that, "you can teach yourself". Well, I was diagnosed with ADD in 6th grade just before I was taken out. I was taken care of materialistic wise, but that wasn't important to me. I guess that was her way of trying to keep me happy. I cannot live with my brother at home and with a mother who doesn't care. I WILL NOT. I need to be educated and I want it more than anything. I want to put myself through high school and I can room with a friend in an apartment to help with rent. I will get a job and support myself. I have a full time job with grass cutting with my uncle but, i'm not sure if that's going to do. So, I will job hunt ASAP. I mostly want to know if this is reason enough to be emancipated. As pissed as I am at my brother, I don't want put him in jail. So, if I can avoid telling the judge who molested me, I'd like to do so. But, I guess that would call for a consensual emancipation if my mother being the way she is wasn't enough. So if I have to take him down, I will. If your wondering, my father doesn't really talk to me much. He's still married to my mom, so, living with just him isn't an option (not that I'd want that). Also, will I need a lawyer and does anyone know about how much it will cost me? If not it's ok.
Thanks in advance!What is the name of your state?
What is the name of your state? Louisiana.
I am a 16 year old male, will be 17 in July. At a young age I was molested by a sibling who still lives at my house. He is 25. The problem (other than the obvious) is, no one knows it was him. I told my parents and they brushed it off as if it had never been mentioned to them. Sad thing about it is that I ran away when I told them and when I came back, it was as if NOTHING had happened. You can imagine my anger . My parents have me on a home-school curriculum, which is total crap. I asked for a tutor many times and was told by my mother that, "you can teach yourself". Well, I was diagnosed with ADD in 6th grade just before I was taken out. I was taken care of materialistic wise, but that wasn't important to me. I guess that was her way of trying to keep me happy. I cannot live with my brother at home and with a mother who doesn't care. I WILL NOT. I need to be educated and I want it more than anything. I want to put myself through high school and I can room with a friend in an apartment to help with rent. I will get a job and support myself. I have a full time job with grass cutting with my uncle but, i'm not sure if that's going to do. So, I will job hunt ASAP. I mostly want to know if this is reason enough to be emancipated. As pissed as I am at my brother, I don't want put him in jail. So, if I can avoid telling the judge who molested me, I'd like to do so. But, I guess that would call for a consensual emancipation if my mother being the way she is wasn't enough. So if I have to take him down, I will. If your wondering, my father doesn't really talk to me much. He's still married to my mom, so, living with just him isn't an option (not that I'd want that). Also, will I need a lawyer and does anyone know about how much it will cost me? If not it's ok.
Thanks in advance!What is the name of your state?
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