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  • I have a questions for you. Since i'm emancipated do I still have to have my parent sign for me to get a tatoo in arizona. And if not would i have to bring the emancipation papers with me to get a tatoo.thanx for answering all my questions.

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  • Can I get emancipated if I'm only 15, if I'm pregnant, and still going to school? And can I live with my boyfriend which he has a job and will prvied everything needed for me and my baby.

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    Question: My girlfriends dad beats her and she doesn't get along with her mom, Can she live with me and my family without her moms permission?

    Answer: A sixteen year old can become emancipated if he or she can support herself or himself. The way that this can occur depends upon the state in which the minor resides. It takes more than being able to afford her own clothes to become emancipated. She must be able to feed, and cloth herself, provide transportation to work and school, pay taxes, provide medical insurance for herself, etc. To be emancipated means to do all the things that an adult does for herself.

    If she is being abused, she should report it to the police, to a school counselor, to a minister, to a doctor, or to a local or state 'hot line'. This is true for metal as well as physical abuse. If you know of someone who is being abused, YOU should report it.

    If she needs immediate help with an abuse issue, she should call one of the hotlines below:

    -ArizonaChild Protective Services 888-SOS-CHILD or 888-767-2445
    -Child Help USA Hotline 800-422-4453
    -National Crisis/Suicide Hotline 800-999-9999
    -National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
    -Teen Link (Various Topics) 800-235-9678
    -Youth Crisis Hotline 800-448-4663

    If there is immediate danger of physical harm, she should call 911 immediately! If she cannot, and you can, you should do so.


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    6 thru 10 of 16 comments     1  [ 2 ]  3   4    
    On 06/04/07
    Mike from TN said:
    As long as I can remember, my father has been the scariest person in my life. I am now 15, and will be 1 in a month. He is a succesful doctor, and makes nearly half a million dollars each year. He bought me a car this past christmas, and is now selling because I failed to recieve straight A's throughout my schoolyear. His abue has gotten bad recently. Last night, he came into my room, beat me unconscious, and shaved my head bald, just so he could laugh at me the next day.
    On 07/10/06
    helpme from AL said:

    SOME ONE HELP ME IM GET HIT BY MY DRUNK DAD.MY MOM LEFT 3 YEARS AGO. HE TAKES IT OUT ON ME. NO ONE BELIEVES ME. IM SCARED WHAT SHOULD I DO?

    On 03/16/06
    Becca from MI said:
    My dad hits me for no reason. And my mom never does anything about it she just let's it happen. My friends have tried to help me but i just tell them to leave it alone in a couple of years i will be out of there but i am getting tired of it. I don't even fight back anymroe. But my boyfriend has also tried to help me but when i want to comeover or i need to i can't. Either because his mom has to work or he wont be home but i know he loves me and that i all that matters. And i just want to say if you have friends talk to your friends they can help in so many ways possiable. They helped me!
    On 10/16/05
    BABY GIRLY from AZ said:
    IM DATING THIS 16 YEAR OLD AND HIS MOM LIVES IN JERSEY AND HE LIVES HERE AND HIS DAD HITS HIM WHAT DO I DO? ID THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO?I REALLY NEED HELP, IM SCARED FOR HIS LIFE,IN SO MANY WAYS! HE DONT GET ALONG WITH HIS MOTHER WHAT SHALL WE DO? I WANNA BE WITH HIM FOR EVER I LOVE HIM. PLEASE HELP US PLEASE....
    On 06/08/05
    tweety byrd from NJ said:
    my father has been beating me all my life and thinks i'm not going to leave if he puts his hands on me after i'm 18. i want to leave so bad. the other day be tried to kill me. he is 6'2 about 250lbs. amd he choked me until i could not breathe, talk or anything. he beat me with a broom until it broke and punched me all in my face. my nose is still sore the marks on my neck are starting to go away as well as the pain. but the scars on my life will always be there. i get tired of telling people lies about where my marks and bruises and pain comes from. i just want to live a life minus the pain
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