Minors » Emancipation of Minor Legal Questions and Answers
Can a Minor in New York be Emancipated to Act in a Movie Role?
My daughter is 17 and lives a normal life (no abuse or problem) in NYC. She is an actor and in order to be allowed to book a lead in a major movie which starts shooting in August she would have to be emancipated . Is there any chance that a judge would grant emancipation for such a reason ??? She does make some money on her own , 85 K in 2009 if that is a consideration. Thank...
06/23/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: New York | #22453When Can My Child Choose to Leave Home?
My son lives w/his father. He will not turn 18 until Oct. He already graduated from High School. When can he leave his Dad's home without permission? Also we both signed papers for our son to join the military. But will not be going in to boot camp until Nov. this year. My son resides in Texas.
06/15/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Texas | #22397Can a Parent Emancipate a Child in New York?
My son turned 18 in Feb.of this year, he quit school at 17, and has no intensions of returning. He now has a job making over 400.00 per week, but still lives at home. Can I start court proceedings to have him emancipated, so that my child support payments will end, and if so what do I have to do to accomplish this? I live in Nassau County and my ex wife lives in Suffolk County ...
05/16/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: New York | #22134Does an 18 Year-Old Need to Be Emancipated to Apply for Financial Aid?
My husband and I took in an 18 year girl in January, 2010. Her grandparents had sole legal and primary custody of her until further order of court. She did not get along with them, and left two days after turning 18, and moved in with us. The girl spoke with the family court administrator at the court house where the custody order took place and they told her that she was 18, a...
05/10/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Pennsylvania | #22058In New York is a Minor Emancipated if She Moves Into Her Own Apartment Out of State?
My 17, soon to be 18 daughter has moved from my home to Philadelphia and has signed a lease. She no longer wishes to live at either her father's or my home. She is not enrolled in college presently, and has no job. The child support that i receive is directly handed over to her. Does this constitute emancipation? If she claims her father's home as her home, even though she ...
05/08/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: New York | #22044Can A Pregnant Teenager in Tennessee Live With Her Boyfriend?
I'm 17. I'm pregnant and my home situation is bad and really stressful. They want me to have an abortion, and I want to keep it. Can i move in with my boyfriend where it is a safer environment and the baby will be taken care of? I live in east TN.
04/14/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Tennessee | #21780How Do I Get Custody of a Minor Who Has Abusive Grandparents?
I want to find out how to help a 17 yr old to get emancipated from his grandparents that are mentally abusive and the grandfather is an alcoholic. He wants to come live with me and my husband.
04/05/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Oklahoma | #21681Can a 15 Year Old Live With Friends in Michigan?
CAN A 15 YEAR LEAVE HOME TO LIVE WITH A FRIEND AND FAMILY?
03/03/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Michigan | #21239Is a Parent in New Jersey Required to Support a Child Who is 18 and Still in School?
My nephew lives in nj and was kicked out of his house. by his step-mother and father his father called me to pick him up because he stated that he had to get out of her house. I went to pick him up but what do I do legally because he is in the 11th grade and will turn 18 in three days. Is his father responsible to take care of him finacially because he is still in school?
02/24/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: New Jersey | #21139Is a Child of 17 Emancipated by Marriage in Tennessee?
Is a 17 year old boy, 18 in April, That is married to the 20 year old mother of his child emancipated in the state of Tn
01/07/2010 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Tennessee | #20338