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Question:

I live in Arizona, is there no possibility of me requesting legal emancipation without parental consent?



Answer:

Read more about Emancipation in the Laws section of this website.

Arizona law makes your parents responsible for your well-being until you turn 18 years old.

 The only exceptions to this are if you are legally married (if you are under 18, parents must approve of you being married) or join the military (parents must usually give their approval if you join the military before you are 18).

In cases where parents are not providing for your well-being (like cases of abuse or neglect), the state government can sever a parent's rights. This means that due to evidence of abuse or neglect of a child, the state declares that a parent is not fufilling their legal responsibility to provide for a child's well-being. In cases such as this, a parent's rights over a child may be severed.

This is not emancipation though, as the child is taken care of by the Arizona foster care system until they are 18.
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On 02/13/05
Amanda from AZ said:
I dont want to hear that you cannot control your child...you raised them so you should be able too and if you absolutely cant then its your fault. You have influenced them their whole lives and have led them to do whatever it is they are doing. My relationship with my parents is so horrible its getting to the point where we all want to kill ourselves. If I moved out I would be fine as long as they paid the bills until I turned 16 and could provide for myself. Everyone would be a lot better off since I am resposible and can take care of myself.
On 02/04/05
Amber from AZ said:
Well, I'm very upset! For the most part my parents are not that great of parents. My older sister and younger sister are treated differently then i am. I just think its distrubing to know that i cant leave. If he hit me then what or what if she hit me? Could i leave? I know i have a place to stay ,food, and shelter. I know for a fact it woud be a better enviroment if i left instead of it i stayed. PLEASE!!! HELP!! Somehow??!!
On 05/05/04
db from AZ said:
I am a parent of a 17 year old drug addict who is steady ripping me off as well as other people but he has not been caught red handed yet so i am unable to really do any thing...the Parents are not always the bad ones i have gave this boy everything and tried everything with him so it is not always are fault what we do is teach our children and then once the child gets old enough they seem to loose sight of everything they were taught in life so the child is responsible for his own actions. If the child dont want help and fights you every step of the way what can we as parents do?
On 04/18/04
Kyle from AZ said:
I'm 16 and I will 17 in August. My mother wants to move to Penn next year in May. I don't want to move but I won't be 18 until August. I have a steady boyfriend and lots of really close friends, all of which have offered to let me stay with them when my mother moves but I don't think my mother will let me stay. I am in a self paced school and will probably graduate by next year. I don't want to have to stop my education for a year because my mother forces me to move. I am going to turn 18 that august and will just move back to arizona. The move will only put off my education. What can I do?
On 04/04/04
Mary from AZ said:
I'm on here because my friend was just kicked out by her parents. She is a good kid, the parents are awful. I'm sorry to say this, but to comment on what one person said about her daughter not obeying...it's YOUR fault. Kids don't get bad on their own. Bad parents make bad kids. Deal with it, she's your responsibility. I hate it when I see parents giving up on their kids. If you can't deal with having children and being responsible for them, you shouldn't have had children in the first place.
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