Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

It is hard to say. Getting an emancipation is generally difficult to get. However, it sounds like you have some things going in your favor. To get an emancipation, you will need to show the court that you would be able to care for yourself without the assistance of your parents. To get an emancipation, a petition will need filed in Court and there will be a hearing before a judge who will hear testimony. The judge will then decide on whether to grant your petition or not.

If this is something you want to pursue, I would suggest that you retain a lawyer. Its hard to give you a more accuate answer without having more facts. If you would like to discuss this further, feel free to give me a call.

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Well at least you can spell the word. I get a lot of questions about emancipation where the questioner can't even spell the word. So far so good.

I might ask where is your Father in all this? After all emancipation is a big deal. Further, both your father and mother still have a duty to support you.

To get what you want you'll have to file a petition with the Orphans Court. Then you'll have to convince the judge that you should be emancipated. I doubt it will be successful. The key concern will be you completing your education.

If I was the judge I'd be telling your mother to suck it up and be a mom. That's just me and probably why I'm not the Orphans Court judge.

{John}