SOLVED. YA: Disfunctional family goes up in space elevator. Son tries to legally separate from parents [s]

[Hadas]

YA novel about a dysfunctional family that goes up in space elevator. Something about a son trying to legally separate from his parents

[Sarah]

This is a long shot, but what about This Place Has No Atmosphere or Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left?

[Peter]

I haven't read it, but it sounds like David Gerrold's Jumping Off the Planet.

[Hadas]

Peter wrote: "I haven't read it, but it sounds like David Gerrold's Jumping Off the Planet."

YEAH! Thanks a lot