Re: I want to get imancipated

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On 6/10/03, Siobhan wrote:
> hey my name is siobhan. I'm 15 and i live in Massachusetts.
> I want to know how i can and if i can get immancipated. My
> parents have been divorced since i was four. I live with my
> mom and when i was younger she used to abuse me. I always
> told my dad and he would never say anything because he
> would say she threatened to take away custody and we won't
> be able to see him. This could be taken lightly by anyone
> else, but she could and would do that. Lately she's been
> threatning to call the cops saying i have been a "
> delinquent child". I don't think i have because ever since
> i was in 2nd grade i've been staying home alone and making
> dinner, cleaning, homework and keeping an high honors. This
> year i'm at a cathoic private high school and i'm in all
> honors classes pulling A's and B's and yet she says i'm
> lasy and screams at me all the time. I have a stress
> problem already and anything i talk about that she doesn't
> agree with turns into this big deal. And i get grounded and
> unable to see my friends one of the only things that make
> me happy. I have tried even killing myself but when i told
> her she just said i didn't make you do anything, you did it
> yourself. I feel that she only keeps me here is so she
> knows she has control of at least one thing in her life.
> Please respond with the information i need on imancipation
> and if i can get imancipated.

Few if any states will emancipate a 15 year old (if you're
old enough to do it you're old enough to spell it properly)
but here is a link with some information about emancipation
in Massachusetts.
http://www.bostoncoop.net/lcd/full/node12.html

Re: I want to get imancipated, 4/18/04, by Dorothy 15.

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