How do you get emancipated in Washington State?

Question

I have a friend who wants to be emancipated. We live in Washington state, she is 15 and is basically forced to be the "mother" to her brothers and sisters. The only man she has known as her dad now lives in California and said he would do whatever it takes to help her. How do/would we go about starting the process to get her emancipated or give custody of her over to me or her step-father?

Answer 1

It's hard for someone to become emancipated. She would need to have income that would enable her to live on her own and pay all of her own expenses--without a roommate. That means she'd have to be able to afford the rent on a place of her own, buy all of her own food and necessities, and take care of herself completely.

It's more likely that her father would be able to get custody of her, IF he is her legal father. If he is only someone she thinks of as a father, then he is a legal stranger to her, and he would not be able to get custody. Neither would you.