Minors » Emancipation of Minor Legal Questions and Answers
What are the requirements for emancipation?
My Girlfriend has been living with her parents her entire life. She does not enjoy living with them and she wants to leave the house and she really can't because her parents are way too high maintenance and they refuse to let her go. Her parents mistreat her and she wants to leave. Her dad beat her in the past and her mom takes things way over the top. Not to mention I got her ...
03/11/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Maryland | #15560Should my daughters friend emancipate herself to move in with us
My daughters 17 year old friend wants to move with in us. Her half-sister has custodianship but has effectively thrown her out and our daughter's friend is now back living with her mother. She feels living with her mother would be a unfit situation but has permission from her mother to move in with us. At 17 years of age is she able to choose where she wants to live over the ob...
03/11/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: ALL | #15544What are the requirements to become emancipated and is a parent's consent needed?
My son is 19 and lives in Illinois with his father. His girlfriend will turn 18 this October. Her mother is dead and her father has been in and out of prison. Her guardian is an aunt. According to my son, the aunt gets money from the State that should go towards the girl but doesn't. The girl works and has been living at different places. My son and girlfriend want to move in ...
03/10/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Michigan | #15519Laws Involving Emancipated Minors in Kentucky
What are the laws concerning 'emancipated minors' in the state of Kentucky?
03/10/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Kentucky | #15518Is there a law that allows an adult to remove themselves from a family?
Is there a law that allows an adult (over the age of 18) to remove themselves from a family legally? I thought emancipation was the way to do that but everything I read on emancipation is related to minors. I want to legally remove myself from my family.
03/06/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: California | #15466Will my son become emancipated once he joins the military?
My son will be entering the Naval Academy this Fall, will this be an emancipation event, and will I be relieved of my obligation of child support? (ZUCKERMAN v. ZUCKERMAN)
03/05/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: New York | #15460If a 17 Year Old is Pregnant and lives on her on is the parent required to pay child support?
If a 17 year old female is pregnant and lives with her boyfriend (and has lived with him since age 16) would that child be considered emancipated in the state of Missouri? Would that negate a divorcing parent from a legal obligation to pay child support?
03/05/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Missouri | #15456What are the requirements for emancipation in Florida?
I live in Florida and my 16 year old daughter ran away with an 18 year old lesbian. My daughter wants to be emancipated because she hates her father.What are my rights as a parent and can I charge this 18 year old on aiding my daughter and hiding her?
03/04/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Florida | #15429Can a child become emancipated from one parent for the purpose of financial aid in school?
My 16 year old daughter is applying for schools. Her father who has been estranged for 7 years has joint legal custody. I (mother) have full physical custody. He refuses to fill out financial aid forms. He does not have $ but we are concerned this will jepordize her chance for financial aid and we cannot afford tuition without aid. What do you suggest? Can she be emancipated fr...
02/28/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Massachusetts | #15400At what specific point is my son legally emancipated from my parental control and responsibility?
I consented for my son to enlist in the military last summer when he turned 17. He is starting boot camp next week (February 23), and will finish it May 22nd, returning on 10 days of leave before going back; he won't turn 18 until July. We live in Pennsylvania. At what specific point is my son legally emancipated from my parental control and responsibility?
02/21/2009 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Pennsylvania | #15315