Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania
school, and maturity.
I am currently 16 years of age, on December 5th of this year I will be 17. Can I move out then?
Let me justify my reason as it not the normal teen angst. My mother is on her 5th marriage she is a great person stubborn at times but in 2004 she stayed in our home town when until my brother graduated and then moved me to her new husbands house about 20 minutes away, trying to be mature I looked at the bright side of things, (she could have moved cross cournty and then I wouldnt be able to hang out with my childhood friends) I decided not to complain to much. At my new school (which was in a smaller town consisting of about 30 per graduating class) I had lots of troubles, being mexican american I was constantly harrassed by my peers to the point where my mom felt it best to put me in cyber school, I dont mind cyber school cause it has many opportunities but I would lvoe nothing more than to walk down the aisle and share some ''senior year'' memories with my older friends. my mom refuses to apy tuition to attend so my only choice is to wait it out till (hopefully if legal) move out at 17 and go back to school.
so once again I ask the question can I do this?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: school, and maturity.
You asked about seeking emancipation from your custodial parent.
I thought about this issue and I don't believe emancipation is a good solution for you. First, it is difficult to obtain and can be costly unless you find an attorney to take the matter pro bono. Second there needs to be active issues regarding care or maintainance, such as an abusive relationship or the overwhelming need to be independent (often where the child is a subtatial income earner or asset owner). Also the court would need to see a plan by the petitionar providing for his own care (income, residence, etc.).
A better solution would be to speak with your mom about living with freinds or relations during the week so that you may attend your old school free of charge. In other words, your true "home" would be in the location where you live, with freinds or realtives. I am assuming you either have freinds or relatives with whom you can live until graduation. In this way you could start off the school year at your old school.
You should have all the angles worked out before you approach your mom, know who will let you live with them. What costs might be involved and where you will spend your time. Your mom will need to grant guardianship authority to the adults in the new location. Explain to your mom that this will allow her more time with her new man and that you will see her EVERY weekend and whenever she'd like throughout the week.
Your committment to this is paramount. I applaud your initiative and hope that you pursue your education to completion. Realize that no matter what, you need to get educated beyond high school in order to assure yourself of earning any decent income. This can certainly include trade schools and college, or even an apprenticeship program.
Good luck,
Regards,
Roger Traversa
email: [email protected]
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