Can a 16 year old divorce her parents?
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Please see the forms at the link provided below. Our forms may by modified to suit your needs. Certain jurisdictions have laws regarding the amount you may charge for a finder's fee for unclaimed funds. For instance, in New York, private companies are allowed to charge claimants up to a 15% finder's fee. The following is an Arizona statute governing agreements to locate property:
' 44-327. Agreement to locate property
A. The following are void and unenforceable:
1. An agreement entered into by an owner with another person if the primary purpose of that agreement is to locate, deliver, recover or assist in the recovery of property that is presumed abandoned, if the agreement was entered into during the period commencing on the date the property was presumed abandoned and extending to a time that is twenty-four months
after the date that the property is paid or delivered to the department. This paragraph does not apply to an owner's agreement with an attorney to file a claim relating to identified property or to contest the department's denial of a claim.
2. A provision in an agreement that requires an owner to pay compensation that includes a portion of mineral proceeds that are not presumed abandoned or the underlying minerals, if the primary purpose of the agreement is to locate, deliver, recover or assist in the recovery of mineral proceeds that are presumed abandoned.
B. If an owner enters into an agreement that is not void pursuant to this section and the primary purpose of that agreement is to locate, deliver, recover or assist in the recovery of property reported to the department, the agreement is:
1. Enforceable if the agreement is in writing, clearly states the nature of the property and the services to be performed, is signed by the apparent owner and states the value of the property before and after the fee or other compensation has been deducted. The fee or payment agreed on shall not be more than thirty per cent of the value of the recoverable property reported to the department.
2. Unenforceable except by the owner if the agreement provides for compensation that is more than thirty per cent of the value of the recoverable property reported to the department.
C. An owner who has agreed to pay compensation that is more than thirty per cent of the value of the recoverable property reported to the department, or the department on behalf of the owner, may maintain an action to reduce the compensation. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to an owner who prevails in the action. This section does not prohibit
an owner from asserting that an agreement is invalid on grounds other than compensation.
Please To be free from the legal custody and care of a parent, a minor may petition for emancipation. In Texas, a 16 year-old minor must be self-supporting and living apart from the parent(s). The parent must verify the petition for emancipation. Once emancipated, the child is considered an adult and may be adopted under adult adoption procedures. If not emancipated, the parent must relinquish rights to the child or have the relationship terminated by the state, such as for a finding of abuse, before the child may be adopted under child adoption laws.
The following are TX statutes:
' 31.001 FAM. Requirements
(a) A minor may petition to have the disabilities of minority removed for limited or general purposes if the minor is:
(1) a resident of this state;
(2) 17 years of age, or at least 16 years of age and living separate and apart from the minor's parents, managing conservator, or guardian; and
(3) self-supporting and managing the minor's own financial affairs.
(b) A minor may file suit under this chapter in the minor's own name. The minor need not be represented by next friend.
' 31.002 FAM. Requisites of Petition; Verification
(a) The petition for removal of disabilities of minority must state:
(1) the name, age, and place of residence of the petitioner;
(2) the name and place of residence of each living parent;
(3) the name and place of residence of the guardian of the person and the guardian of the estate, if any;
(4) the name and place of residence of the managing conservator, if any;
(5) the reasons why removal would be in the best interest of the minor; and
(6) the purposes for which removal is requested.
(b) A parent of the petitioner must verify the petition, except that if a managing conservator or guardian of the person has been appointed, the petition must be verified by that person. If the person who is to verify the petition is unavailable or that person's whereabouts are unknown,
the amicus attorney or attorney ad litem shall verify the petition.
' 162.001 FAM. Who May Adopt and be Adopted
(a) Subject to the requirements for standing to sue in Chapter 102, an adult may petition to adopt a child who may be adopted.
(b) A child residing in this state may be adopted if:
(1) the parent-child relationship as to each living parent of the child has been terminated or a suit for termination is joined with the suit for adoption;
(2) the parent whose rights have not been terminated is presently the spouse of the petitioner and the proceeding is for a stepparent adoption;
(3) the child is at least two years old, the parent-child relationship has been terminated with respect to one parent, the person seeking the adoption has been a managing conservator or has had actual care, possession, and control of the child for a period of six months preceding
the adoption or is the child's former stepparent, and the nonterminated parent consents to the adoption; or
(4) the child is at least two years old, the parent-child relationship has been terminated with respect to one parent, and the person seeking the adoption is the child's former stepparent and has been a managing conservator or has had actual care, possession, and control of the child
for a period of one year preceding the adoption.
(c) If an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights contains a consent for the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services or a licensed child-placing agency to place the child for adoption and appoints the department or agency managing conservator of the child, further consent by the parent is not required and the adoption order shall terminate all rights of the parent without further termination proceedings.
' 162.504 FAM. Consent
A court may not grant an adoption unless the adult consents in writing to be adopted by the petitioner.