
Emancipation
I’m in DCF care and I turn 16 years in July. I don’t want to be in foster care for three years. They plan on taking my mom’s rights away. My dad is in prison and I really don’t want my sister to be in foster care for eight years. I want to get custody of my sister eventually. I know how hard it is to be emancipated. I know it’s hard to live on my own and take care of myself having a job and...

Emancipation
My 16-year-old granddaughter no longer wants to live with me. The courts gave me custody when she was a baby. Her parents are not in the picture. The DCF lawyer states she is still a state child. What can I do besides let her do whatever she wants? Can she move out and move in with a friend that is 18?
To be able to move out of the home before the age of 18, your granddaughter would have to...