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Speak Up! - View Question #112 |
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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 12/12/04
mark from NY said:
if your willing 2 get emansapated then just run away
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On 06/07/04
Megan from AZ said:
You have to be 16 first. Then you need the onsent of both parents to have you get emancipated. Then you have to be able to support yourself by getting a job and having a place to live.
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On 06/07/04
Angel from NY said:
There's really nothing you can do until you're 18. I was in the same situation and I just left 2 weeks ago. They can not do anything once you're 18. Just stick it out a little while longer. When I lived with them I wasn't able to have a job or anything. Now I have a job and I'm supporting myself and I'm happier. If you ever do leave, just remember to bring EVERYTHING you own. They might not let you go and get it back. I left on whim and they are refusing to give me any of my personal items. Just wait until you're 18. Because most likely your father won't sign the emancipation papers.
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On 05/29/04
marc from AZ said:
im 17 i live in maryland and i want to get emancipated becaus i pretty much live on my own now. all i get from my parents is a place to stay and now they told me that i cant talk to my 19 girlfriend anymore becaus they dont like her and i want to know how i could be emancipated and leave my parents.
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On 05/28/04
rachelle from GA said:
Hi, I am seventeen years old and I am currently living with my step mom and dad. I want to leave and get a job so I will be able to take care of myself. I have a place to stay, but not a job at the moment. I have expierenced verbal abuse and some physical in the past, but the verbal is still continueing. By law my biological father the on ewho i am living with at the moment has custody and i would like to move out and get a job. I do have a place.
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