Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky

I'm currently 17 years old, I am going to high schools full time and have a part time job earning at least 7.50 an hour and I get two big bonuses a year. My parents are okay parents but we are moving to Georgetown, Ky within the next couple of months and I am a senior so they will let me finish my school year out at my current school possibly. It is an hour or so drive from Georgetown to my current school and that will be taxing on my grades and my health. They have threatened that they wont let me stay at the same school for many reasons and if I move schools it will hurt me because I already have anxiety and panic attacks which moving will make them worse. Plus my younger sister is abusive. So I was wondering if it was possible for me to become emancipated? Or if I could get a educational guardian? What do you suggest?


Asked on 11/27/11, 12:11 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Andrea Welker Welker Law Office

I would suggest first talking to your school guidance counselor. I am certain that this situation comes up a lot; it happened with kids I went to high school with. Is there perhaps a friend or relative you could stay with in your current location? If so, your parents could sign an authorization for temporary medical and educational decision-making, so that they can still take you to the doctor if necessary and sign any permission slips the school requires throughout your last semester. With it only being a few months, I'm sure it wouldn't be that much of a burden on a host family.

Since you're a senior, and the move won't occur for another few months, that doesn't leave much time left in the school year. Likely your school is your best advocate in convincing your parents to let you stay at your current school and graduate with your class. That continuity of study is important, particularly if you are college-bound in the fall. That's your best bet; a court action will be time-consuming and you might not even get a decision before you graduate.

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Answered on 11/27/11, 2:05 pm


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