Emancipation, any info is greatly appreciated.

What is the name of your state? Alabama

I know this is another Emancipation post, but any info is greatly appreciated.

My girlfriend has been having family problems sinse she was little. She is now 16 and will be 17 in two months. She was kicked out of her house by her parents when she was 14, and lived with a friend for 3 months without her parents ever wanting to find out where she was, until another relative found her and her parents finally allowed her back in the house.
Now, the fault does not lie on her, yet it lies on her parents, every night they cuss at her, for no reason, her father physically punches her, busted her lip 3 weeks ago, and socked her on the head tonight. Her mother who sufferes from brain tumors turns phsyco every now and then, 2 weeks ago she had a 12 inche knife and threated to kill my girlfriend, 5 min after my girlfriend awoke from her sleep, obviosely she did not do anything to trigger this situation.
Her parents have called the local police 6 times, they have a talk with her and she tells them everything, every time they make one simple reply, "Listen, your 16, I know your just a teenager so you need to listen to your parents if your going to live under their roof with their support, I know your telling me all this stuff but im sorry I have to take their word over yours"

1 hour ago she called me crying, she was in her room, innocently making a new purse for her younger sister when her dad came in and asked if she would go get him something from McDonalds, she replied, "Hold on im almost done. He then pulled out a hammer and busted many things in her room to pieces, and insulted her verbely, very badly.
She told one of the officers about her moms attempt to kill her if it wasn't for her dad taking the knife from her hands, the police replyed, "Well, look, your mother is on medication, we can't do anything about it, you just have to live by their rules and do what they say, we can't help what your mom did im sorry".

This has gone on for years, her mom not taking her pills and turning phsyco, then her dad beating her and many other things. Tomarrow she has to go to the police station and has a 90% chance of going to juvy, why?, well becuase they police said they had enough of her parents coming down and that her parents want her in juvy, sounds rediculouse to me but she has to go to the station with her parents tomarrow and they will tell her if she has to go in or not.

I told her to get a copy of the police report and get the badge number of the police offices, then contact Internal Affairs to see if they can do anything, only shes too scared to do so.

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I greatly appologize for such a long message, im terribly scared to death, and the police don't realize the nature of the situation.

She had to drop high school becuase of her parents, and is one month from her GED, that is if her dad won't stop beating her, shes too embarresed to show up. I know that doesn't help one bit in emancipation and as she has no job at the moment, her parents are trying their best to kick her out, however the moment they know she is trying for emancipation they will lie just as they do to the police and do their best to make her life miserable, i know this cause her mother told me in person, that that is what her father and her like to do, make her life as miserable as they possibly can.

Any info is appreciated, is any of this grounds for emancipation? Or is she just **** out of luck. I dont want her to have to go through another year of this madness, im scared to death.


~Thank you for your time and attention, sorry again for the long post, have a great day~

-Shaun

[Shay-Pari'e]

Shaun,

If what you say is true, your girlfriend needs to come forth with the abuse.If she doesn't it falls on her parents words. Please call for her if she is in fear.

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Thank you paradise.

I will do so.

I have emailed the chief of the police department. Stated many situations that occured and have included passages from the "Code of Alabama". I have told the chief that I will not stop and will gather as much information as I can, as well as police reports and then forward it to Internal Affairs.

Emancipation or not, something just doesn't seem right about this police department. How can you know that the mother pulled out, a physical knife, threatening to kill my girlfriend, then the father physically abusing her, then tell this person that, "Im sorry, I can't do anything about it cause your only 16".. that does not seem right, I have been told for my girlfriend to get ahold of the officer's badge numbers, as well as police reports and send them to Internal Affiars, I will not stop, especially if I do not get a reply from the email I have sent the chief.

~Thanks again Paradise and I will contact that number and see what i can do, I appreciate it~

If anyone else has any information please let me know, If there is anything I can do in return I will be glad to help.

[stealth2]

So, have you actually SEEN any of this going on? My gut's telling me that your g/f isn't telling you the whole story.

If, however, you know for a FACT that she's being abused, forget the emails to the cops. Call CPS and report the abuse.

Well, I have spoke to her mom myself, at which she said her dad trys to make things as miserable for her as he possibley can, and that he gets carried away quite a bit, then her mom went on to say that shes sorry for the things she does, she just gets cought up in the moment.

Her sister as well tells me what happens, and then I compaire it to my girlfriend's word and point of view on the matter and it all fits together. So all I can say is she is telling me truth.

Also when im on the phone with her I can hear what he says and what he does, so its only obviouse.

Thx for the help stealth, ill call her here in a little bit and explaine some things to her, yesterday she was so shook up she couldn't think straight.

~If anyone else can still give any information it would be appreciated~

[Ummonx]

I think stealth has given you the best advice. CALL CPS!!!