Trying Not To Go Crazy Please Help?

At the age of 17 if your on your own you can be emancipated from your parents very easily and that would make you an adult in whatever state your in and you could file for custody of the children under the causes of him being unfit to raise children and not knowing where the mother is.Just know it will take a while cause the courts have to at least try to fined the mother and if they do they must determine if she is fit or not.If found fit you will want to then file for visitation rights, but if unfit they will look to the closet family member who would like to adopt the children And you having already tossed your hat in the race will be looked into.They will send someone to look at the state of your home to see if it is proper for kids to live at if not they will tell you what changes are needed and give a small amount of time for you to fix said problems.Having a job before you do all this is crucial cause they are going to see how you are going to support the children if you show them that you will place the kids first in all aspects and explain that if you have to you will file for istance threw local agency's that them having a stable and loving environment with having all needs meet is the most important thing you can do for them and you will do you utmost to provide that lifestyle no matter what.Having done all that I do not foresee them turning you down for the job.God luck and I hope all this is in your favor and you get the children.