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I Was Put In A Conservatorship To Keep Me In An Abusive Troubled Teens Industry Boarding School 8 Years Ago, I Need Out Now

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Im going to keep this straight as possible, I am seeking out legal advice on how to escape my abusive and unruly conservatorship placed on me by my severely abusive parents as a 17 year old. I am 24 and not a day that's gone by have I not felt the pure despair that's come with it as well as the reminders. And before I get into this, im aware there will probably be differing opinions but the reason i was put in this boarding school was because I was queer and my parents deemed it deplorable. Upon trying to escape at 18 the owner somehow put the idea in their heads that it would be a good idea to put a permanent guardianship over me. They used their religious medical team to weaponize my depression from years of violence and abuse on me to claim i needed to be under such a legal situation. I faced medical neglect, conversion therapy and psychological abuse at this institution that eventually caused it to be shut down due to legal cases being pushed. I do not believe that I am incapacitated as whilst I do have ptsd from the abuse I faced i work a full time job managing my own position and live on my own. Living with the reminder that it was placed on me due to bigotry is enough to make me feel hopeless so alas I have reached out to this subreddit. Anything you have regarding pro bono lawyers in Atlanta or any resources you have will be appreciated, I want to get away from my abuser and this living hell I've been in for almost 10 years. I have less rights than a convicted felon even though im a participating member of society. I pay into the same system that denies me the human rights and pursuit of happiness I believe anyone deserves, and I hope that I can find someone who is able to help me fight for my rights as a working law abiding citizen.

Location: Atlanta

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