Asked 9 months ago - Seattle, WA
FlagMy mother is American and my father is Mexican. My family used to live in Mexico, mother, father, sister and I, 17 years old. My parents got divorced in July of 2010. I moved to the U.S. with my mother in order to go to school while my sister stayed with my father in Mexico. I do not want to live with my mother anymore as I do not find myself living in harmony with her. I do want to receive resources from my mother if I were able to move back with my father, whether it be by some sort of child support, or completely emancipate myself from her and receive the money for my future.
You may filed a Petition to emancipate yourself, however, it is unlikely that it will be granted in that you must prove that you can support yourself without anyone assistance, including your parents and the State. That means you will need a job, a place to live, money to buy food, money for insurance -- in short, a lot of money. Emancipation for children is usually granted only to child movie stars and rock stars who are independently wealthy
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