QUESTION
How do I file for a change of guardianship as a minor?
Asked on Nov 24th, 2019 on Guardianship and Conservatorship - Massachusetts
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I turn 16 in May of 2020. I am part of the LGBTQ community and my father does not accept me. He constantly puts me down and tells me I'm not good enough. if I don't do what he wants, he yells and swears at me (often making me cry, then yelling at me for being a baby). My grandmother has offered to take me in when I turn 16. But if I just leave, he'll probably show up with the police and make me come back.
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Your father is your natural guardian. In most states he can sign a special power of attorney allowing you to live with your grandmother, allowing her to take you to the doctor and enroll you in school. He can revoke it whenever he likes. In many states you can become emancipated (freed from his natural guardianship) when you are 17 if you are self-supporting and living separately. The Lambda office in your area may have other suggestions.
Answered on Nov 25th, 2019 at 5:04 AM
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