Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Leaving Your Family as a Minor
• Method 2 of 2: Leaving the Family as an Adult
• Tips
• What do you need

Does your family humiliate you, insult and beat you? The decision to abandon the family is not easy, but in some cases breaking all bonds is the best way to move forward away from the sad past and protect yourself, your children and property from future harm. Depending on your age and position, you can take legal steps to rein in your family. Read on for details.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Leaving Your Family as a Minor

1. 1 Call Child Protection Services. If you are under 18 and realize you are living in a dangerous environment, contact Child Welfare Services in your state for help. The first major step is to get to a place where you will be safe. Once you've gotten out of your family's home, CPR will help you figure out how to proceed so that your parents don't harm you anymore.
   • If you are in doubt about whether to call SZR, talk to a trusted adult, such as a teacher, school counselor, or friends of your parents, about your choice.
   • When you turn 18, your parents won't have the legal authority to make the decision for you. You may not get along with your parents, but are they putting you in real danger? If not, just wait until you come of age. When you turn 18, you can live your life the way you want.
2. 2 Decide whether to seek emancipation. If you are a teenager, the only legal way to abandon your family is to become “set free” from it. This means that you will be legally considered an adult with the right to make your own decisions, and your parents will no longer be your legal guardians. In most cases, you must be 16 or older to achieve emancipation. This will be the right decision if the following statements are true:
   • Your parents are beating you up.
   • Your parents are unable to take care of you.
   • The situation in the parental home is virtually unbearable.
   • You are financially independent and want to have adult rights.
3. 3 Become financially independent. The judge will not grant you emancipation until he is satisfied that you can live on your own without your parents, like an adult. This means that you must be able to make enough money to pay for the housing you live in, groceries, medical checks, and other expenses. When you are released, your parents will no longer be legally responsible for providing you with money to cover your basic needs.
   • Start looking for a job as soon as possible. Save as much money as possible and don't waste it on nonsense you don't need.
   • Move from parental home to your apartment. You can also stay with relatives or friends as long as the person agrees that the contract is valid.
4. 4 Get parental permission. The emancipation process is much easier if your parents agree not to be legally responsible for you. If they do not agree to emancipation, you will be forced to prove to them that they are lousy parents.
5. 5 Submit proper paperwork. You need to file an emancipation petition, which you can get by going to the District Court in your jurisdiction. You also need to submit documents about your financial condition, employment status and living conditions.
   • If possible, seek the help of your legal representative to complete the documentation. A lawyer familiar with the laws of your state will advise you on how to fill out the paperwork correctly. Consider ways to hire a lawyer if your income is low.
6. 6 Come to the preliminary meeting and court hearing. After you have submitted your petition and the necessary documents to the court, you will be informed of the date of the preliminary meeting to which you and your parents need to come. Your situation will be assessed, and if your parents do not consent to emancipation, you will have to prove in court that they are unfit parents.
   • The study of the home environment will be carried out after the preliminary meeting.
   • If you have successfully proven that you are capable of living an adult life, you will be allowed to cut all ties with your parents and family members - in fact, give up them.

Method 2 of 2: Leaving the Family as an Adult

1. 1 Establish a distance between you and your family. If you are constantly beaten and abused, or feel stuck, go to a place where you will be safe from family attacks first. If you are already 18 years old, your parents and family members have no right to tell you where you live.
   • If you are financially dependent, decide with whom you can stay - with a friend or relative - until you get back on your feet.
2. 2 Cut off all contacts. Since you have become an adult, "renouncing" your family primarily means cutting off any contact with them. Stop calling them and answering their calls. The same goes for email and other forms of communication. Don't give them your address and warn others not to tell their parents where you are.
   • Change your phone number and mailbox so your family can't reach you.
   • Send them a written notice that you cut off all contacts, refuse them, and if they try to contact you, go to court.
3. 3 Get an injunction. If your family has physically abused you and your children, get an injunction to prevent them from approaching you. Domestic Violence Prohibition Orders (PAPs) stop your parents from contacting you and prevent you from getting closer to you.
   • See a lawyer to fill out a restraining order. This procedure is different from state to state, and you are more likely to get proper protection if you ask an expert to help you complete all forms and represent you in court.
   • If you have an injunction in your hands, call the police as soon as your family breaks it.
4. 4 Cross your family out of the will. To ensure that your family has no influence over you or your children, make this clear in your will. Talk to a lawyer who can help you draw up a will prescribing your wishes for end-of-life medical decisions, custody of your children, and those to whom you assign your property.

Tips

• Only demand emancipation when you truly can no longer tolerate your family.
• Emancipation depends on your age.
• Ask a consultant for help.
• Check with your friends before starting a business.

What do you need

• Money for a lawyer