Emancipation in Michigan

[courtney_nicole]

I am 16 years old and in a month I will be 17. I have a part time job and make $8 an hour. I am also still am attending school. I wish to become emicipated due to my parents wishes of wanting me out of the house. I will be staying with my boyfriend and his mother until I can fully provide for myself. I wanted to know if a judge would agree to my parents wishes and would let me. I was also wondering if there is any welfare programs to help me out for the time being until I have a stable house of my own. And lastly my mother would sign off on the paper work if she needed to but would I need my fathers aproval. Or would I even need either of theirs?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[Proserpina]

I am 16 years old and in a month I will be 17. I have a part time job and make $8 an hour. I am also still am attending school. I wish to become emicipated due to my parents wishes of wanting me out of the house. I will be staying with my boyfriend and his mother until I can fully provide for myself. I wanted to know if a judge would agree to my parents wishes and would let me. I was also wondering if there is any welfare programs to help me out for the time being until I have a stable house of my own. And lastly my mother would sign off on the paper work if she needed to but would I need my fathers aproval. Or would I even need either of theirs?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

You do not qualify for emancipation unless you are already able to prove that you are supporting yourself completely.

Sorry.

 

[Silverplum]

I am 16 years old and in a month I will be 17. I have a part time job and make $8 an hour. I am also still am attending school. I wish to become emicipated due to my parents wishes of wanting me out of the house. I will be staying with my boyfriend and his mother until I can fully provide for myself.

Sure you will be staying with your bf...till you break up and get tossed from his mother's home.

Then what?

I wanted to know if a judge would agree to my parents wishes and would let me.

No.

I was also wondering if there is any welfare programs to help me out for the time being until I have a stable house of my own.

No.
At least, not that I, The Mighty Taxpayer, am paying for.

And lastly my mother would sign off on the paper work if she needed to but would I need my fathers aproval.

Yes.
IF this plan was acceptable, which it is not. Not even close.

Or would I even need either of theirs?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

Yes, you would.

But this plan won't work.

You aren't Special OR Unique. READ the other posts in this section. The answers are the same.

 

[Zigner]

http://courts.co.calhoun.mi.us/book002.htm

Read it over...

 

[Zigner]

Under the scenario described, it is possible for this OP to become emancipated in Michigan. I'm not commenting on the likelihood of it happening...

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

The judge would likely NOT agree to it because of:

I was also wondering if there is any welfare programs to help me out for the time being until I have a stable house of my own.

They will NOT approve of welfare for children under the age of 18 even if they have children of their own.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

I wish to become emicipated due to my parents wishes of wanting me out of the house.

What is more likely is that the judge would grant guardianship to another adult. Or, put her in the foster care system.

 

[cbg]

Emancipation means that you are self supporting. You cannot support yourself on $8 an hour and if you are living under someone else's roof and they are paying a part of your support, you are not self supporting.

Emancipation simply will not happen if the minor needs taxpayer money to survive. It just won't.

Until you are 18, your parents are obligated by law to support you. So no, the judge is not going to "honor their wishes" and emancipate you to live off the taxpayers. He is going to tell your parents that they WILL honor their obligations under the law or suffer the consequences.