Hello, Im 16 years old and I am really considering filling for emancipation. My father does not really care for me. All he cares about are my grades. I got one C on my report card and he blew up. I worked my butt off for that C and sits there and says "HOW DO YOU GET A C IN US HISTORY?!?!?" He never asks me about me. I can never talk to him because he just does not care. He is very emotionally abusive and you feel like you cant please him. Well im tired of that I want to be my own person. I worked hard and got All 5 A's, 2 B's, and ONE C. i stay up until two in the morning doing hw and that got me in trouble. I got grounded for that C, so this makes me want to just quit all together. If there was physical abuse would that help in my thoughts of emancipation? If i was emancipated what would happen? Would i get an apartment, car, job? Im just looking for answers. Thanks.

You cannot and will not be emancipated until or unless you are able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court that you are capable of being COMPLETELY self-supporting (that means paying rent, food, utilities, insurance, transportation, medical care, etc. ALL BY YOURSELF with no help from anyone) while simultaneously going to school and keeping your grades up.

In addition, you're going to need a much better reason to be emancipated than the fact that your father yells at you and grounded you for a C. And no, physical abuse will not help unless you can meet the requirements above.

If you are being phyically abused, call CPS. But it won't get you emancipated. It MIGHT put you in foster care or made a ward of the state. They WILL investigate, so don't report abuse unless it's really happening.

And, usually, part of the judge's wants in an emancipation hearing will be a plan to keep you in school.

I am not trying to be harsh... but telling a judge that you want to be emancipated because your dad yelled at you over grades will probably get your dad applauded by the court. With the number of parents out there that don't get involved at all, the court will be refreshed by his interest.

Emancipation happens a lot less frequently than teens imagine. And you would need a much better reason than this.

And, if I read your post clearly, you will not be provided with an apartment, job or car....as CBG said, you need to have those already or don't even think about starting the process.