Filling as independant from my parents

[rage007]

I am 19 years old and am a full time student in PA. My parents are getting divorced and constantly using me as a pawn for child support money. I want to know how I can file myself as independant from them and how I would setup my residence in a new state. What type of procedure is there to doing this and what is the level of involvement for my parents (as I would like to keep it as little as possible)?

Thank you all very much,
Dale

 

[Michael Wechsler]

The easiest, given your close proximity to age 21, might be to refuse support from them. Tell the parent who receives the support that if you are being used as a pawn, you will provide testimony for the other party that he/she is not supporting you in any manner. It would seem that the less paperwork, the better for you. Sometimes resolution is easier accomplished through convincing dicussion.

 

[JoshKnight]

my situation is similar

I'm17 and living away from the home. i'm still a minor and need to enrole in school next year. My mother lives in arkansas and i live in texas. she wants to give me custody of myself and we just don't know how.

 

[Michael Wechsler]

You may require the intervention of the court in Arkansas.