02 Jan 2010, 2:22 am
02 Jan 2010, 3:24 am
Thats... not really true. If the courts believe you cannot take care of yourself or ever reach that point, then yea, they could let you parents keep custody. Otherwise, you're free as a bird come your 18th BDay.
According to the court system, you must be able to seek work, maintain a steady income large enough to support yourself, and you must have no psychiatric disability to preclude the first point. Now, at 17, it's not going to be worth the bother, but you could always try to be emancipated. You must have some sort of plan though how you will support yourself. You can either get a job, which right now isn't the easiest, or you could go to college on scholarship. Enlisting in the military would be a third option, but if you have an official DX, you caint do that.
If you're less than six months from your 18th birthday, just wait it out. Emancipation is a court process, usually requiring home visits and proof of long term income. You won't have that.
1. Guardianship of the Person: The guardian of the person is appointed by the court to manage the personal affairs of an individual who is mentally ret*d or developmentally disabled and provide assistance in making decisions concerning his or her care. Although the guardianship statute does not specifically enumerate powers and duties of the guardian of the person, the powers are at least as broad as those of parents who act for minor children, including authority necessary to make personal decisions for them on their behalf and in their best interest, such as securing good health care, appropriate housing, day programs, and recreational services.
A guardian is not responsible for the acts or financial obligations of the person who is mentally ret*d or developmentally disabled.
2. Guardian of the Property: The guardian of the property, under the supervision of the court, is responsible for the management of any and all financial resources of the person who is mentally ret*d or developmentally disabled with the exception of the representative payee funds such as Social Security. The property guardian is charged with protecting and preserving the individual’s property, and permission must first be obtained from the court before any funds can be invested or spent on behalf of the person who is disabled.
The guardian of the property is required to provide an accounting or detailed report of all financial transactions to the court, including the management and expenditures of the person’s money.
Now, bear in mind these are for New York state, however, the statutes and laws will be nearly identical everywhere in the US. So long as you can maintain your own person, you are allowed to do so.
Hope this helps you Dalton.
EDIT: I checked your birthday on profile... if that's correct, you'd be better off just waiting. You're actually getting quite close to a BDay now. The last months are the hardest, since you know that soon you'll be free, but you're smart. You'll do fine.
02 Jan 2010, 4:15 am
02 Jan 2010, 5:22 pm
02 Jan 2010, 11:47 pm
05 Jan 2010, 7:37 am
05 Jan 2010, 12:17 pm
05 Jan 2010, 4:44 pm
i would say that as soon as u turn 18 u have several options to go 1. take apartment and move out 2.take apartment and move out anyway i live in grouphome too and have some experiences how to deal with em 
im moving out myself and i got enough after icnsident
05 Jan 2010, 5:41 pm
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