<prompt> Human: Ive recently turned 17 and my home situation is not at all pleasing. My parents were never married and my mom is a terrible person, I suspect her of having bipolar disorder. She is just a negative person, she wont try to get a job no matter how hard times get. She is extremely racist and homophobic when I came out to her she refused to talk to me for a week and one day she started screaming at me and made me cry. By the next day she had completely forgotten not only about the incident but that I had ever told her at all. She is always fighting about something. And I get threatened to be kicked out about once a week over very trivial things such as food.I want to be emancipated. She did it to my sister, so I know i t can be done here. My problem is that I have no job, no money, no car and college in a year. I can go live with my grandmother, but if she takes legal guardianship over me I wouldnt be able to apply for financial aid as she gets over 50 thousand per year in government assistance and retirement. Ive been applying everywhere I can and have had no luck so far. I know if I get a job incan move out and start saving for a car. My only concern is financial aid for school. I figured I can stay a ward of the state orphan and still live with my grandmother, but that would require a lawyer and my mother completely giving up custody of me. I also have a father that is almost as terrible as my mother, and I know he would jump at the chance to take custody of me. If I were to be emancipated how would that effect my college application process? Im so confused and angry right now. I really need to know my options. If I do leave her I want to cripple her financially by going to the welfare office and explaining her fraud. Even if I have to testify in court. I honestly hate this woman and want to leave as soon as possible. Please help.  <response>: At 17 you wont be emancipated with no major assets. If you want to move out ask social workers and say youre homeless and living on the street. If you do it before 18 you will get a shitty apartment in a bad neighborhood with break ins, with rent a 14 year old can pay. 