Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

In Ohio, there is a process by which a child can become "emancipated" from his/her parents before the age of 18, but I don't have much familiarity with it. I know that the military will accept persons with a G.E.D. who are not 18 yet, but you would have to speak with a recruiter about their processes.

The trouble that you are going to run into on your own is that the general rule of law is that persons under the age of 18 do not have the legal capacity to enter into contracts. Thus if you wanted to sign a lease some place or set up utilities and get a credit card, you are going to face some hurdles because all of those creditors would be unable to sue a minor in order to collect what is owed.