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Question: How do I become emancipated from my step mom and dad (they're married and I live with them)?
Answer: The parents of a minor have a duty to support him or her. When a minor can show that he is able to support himself, he may become an emancipated minor. Whether there are legal formalities depends upon the state in which he lives. In California a minor may get a court to declare him emancipated.
In Arizona there is no statute providing for such a declaration. However, if a minor marries legally, and/or supports himself independently, with no need of support from a parent, he may be treated under the law as emancipated.
However, what this gets him is pretty much just the ability to be sued for debts that he incurs for his own support. It does not appear that it protects him from the efforts of the parent to control him.
Please check the specific statutes or laws in your state for more information.
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On 01/15/04
heather from MO said:
im 15 live in missouri and need to get emancipated. how old do i need to be?
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On 12/30/03
Shannon from LA said:
I am living with my dad and step mom. It is very har dat home with the blended families. i live a very sheltered life and i am sich and tired of not being able to have a life. I am a good child. i listen to most of what they tell me to do and i have a 4.0 average in school. I feel like i am going insane with them. They said if i try to leave they will throw me in jail. They don't want me to leave b/c my mom is paying a lot of child support. she pays 1,500 a month. and if i leave my dad and step mom will only get half. they are not worried bout how i feel and they really don't even no me. They
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On 12/14/03
shannon from MI said:
Im 15, and would like my own custody. I live with my mother, and would like to live on my own, i have a place to live, and can easily get a job. I just need to know, do i need my mothers consent? Or can i claim my own,..for there is no problems in my home, just the fact that.. i feel ready to be on my own... will someone please let me know.
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On 12/02/03
Amanda from MO said:
I live in MO also, and I want to move out the minute I turn 17 also, but my parents say that they won't let me. I want to know how to go about this also.
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On 11/10/03
Amanda from MI said:
i want to get emancipated b.c me and my mom dont get along she is always yelling at me b.c i dont do any work but when i do she dosnt even nocite any way...but what i dont get is i do do work all the time and my brothers dont do anything, she is always wondering why i am not home but i dont want to be in this environment, she dosnt pay any attention to me wheni am home, she is to busy with school, i dont understand and it hurts my mom would do this, my friend jessica is 18 she says i can move in with her if i want but i dont know how to get out of my house and get emancipated...
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