Re: Emancipated Laws

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Any information on the emancipation laws in Tennessee would
be helpful.

On 11/25/02, Shelby Ridgley wrote:
> I have a child who had been living in my home for almost a
> yr, her mother doesn't seem to care as to her whereabouts,
> and I located the father who hasn't seen her in almost 10
> yrs, he has legal custody of her, but they don't "know"
> each other at all. He is terminally ill with cancer. For
> several yrs she was put here and there with no stable home
> life which I have been more than happy to provide. The
> father wants to force her to go back with him to Ohio, and
> she doesn't want to go. This is a last resort, but can she
> get emancipated and still live in my home? My husband and
> I have been supporting her 100&37; with no assistance from
the
> state and we don't want it, we want her to be happy and I
> think this is what it might take to make her happy. Please
> tell me what she/I can do under florida law to make it
> happen. The age and schooling requirments. And anything
> else that will help her. Thank you