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I em 15 years old about to be 16 in 5 months can I get emancipated
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mightymoose
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Most likely no, not a chance.
You will have better results working to repair your relationship with your parents. Your circumstances are likely not much different than every other teenager who doesn't get along with their parents at that age. You will lose every argument. Give up now, do add you are told, and life will be much easier for everyone, including yourself.
You will have better results working to repair your relationship with your parents. Your circumstances are likely not much different than every other teenager who doesn't get along with their parents at that age. You will lose every argument. Give up now, do add you are told, and life will be much easier for everyone, including yourself.
shrinkmaster
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Teen Emancipation is for those who need it not want it. The success ratio nationally for successful Tenn emancipation is about 1% or less. More here http://www.parentnook.com/teen-emancipation/
Betty3
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If you are being abused, neglected or some such thing, contact CPS or talk to a trusted adult. Otherwise, not much of a chance at all of you being able to leave your home.
shrinkmaster
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Minors – Emancipation of Minor – Texas
§31.001: 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. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
§31.002: 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 guardian ad litem shall verify the petition. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20,1995.
§31.003: VENUE.
The petitioner shall file the petition in the county in which the petitioner resides.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
§31.004: GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interest of the petitioner at the hearing. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
§31.005: ORDER.
The court by order, or the Texas Supreme Court by rule or order, may remove the disabilities of minority of a minor, including any restriction imposed by Chapter 32, if the court or the Texas Supreme Court finds the removal to be in the best interest of the petitioner. The order or rule must state the limited or general purposes for which disabilities are removed. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1303, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§31.006: EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL.
Except for specific constitutional and statutory age requirements, a minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes has the capacity of an adult, including the capacity to contract. Except as provided by federal law, all educational rights accorded to the parent of a student, including the right to make education decisions under Section 151.003(a)(10), transfer to the minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, § 9, eff. June 13, 2001.
§31.007: REGISTRATION OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE OR NATION.
(a) A nonresident minor who has had the disabilities of minority removed in the state of the minor's residence may file a certified copy of the order removing disabilities in the deed records of any county in this state.
(b) When a certified copy of the order of a court of another state or nation is filed, the minor has the capacity of an adult, except as provided by Section 31.006 and by the terms of the order. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995
- See more at: http://minors.uslegal.com/emancipation/texas-emancipation-of-minor-law/#sthash.c0bbiaeM.dpuf
§31.001: 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. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
§31.002: 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 guardian ad litem shall verify the petition. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20,1995.
§31.003: VENUE.
The petitioner shall file the petition in the county in which the petitioner resides.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
§31.004: GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interest of the petitioner at the hearing. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
§31.005: ORDER.
The court by order, or the Texas Supreme Court by rule or order, may remove the disabilities of minority of a minor, including any restriction imposed by Chapter 32, if the court or the Texas Supreme Court finds the removal to be in the best interest of the petitioner. The order or rule must state the limited or general purposes for which disabilities are removed. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1303, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§31.006: EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL.
Except for specific constitutional and statutory age requirements, a minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes has the capacity of an adult, including the capacity to contract. Except as provided by federal law, all educational rights accorded to the parent of a student, including the right to make education decisions under Section 151.003(a)(10), transfer to the minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, § 9, eff. June 13, 2001.
§31.007: REGISTRATION OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE OR NATION.
(a) A nonresident minor who has had the disabilities of minority removed in the state of the minor's residence may file a certified copy of the order removing disabilities in the deed records of any county in this state.
(b) When a certified copy of the order of a court of another state or nation is filed, the minor has the capacity of an adult, except as provided by Section 31.006 and by the terms of the order. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995
- See more at: http://minors.uslegal.com/emancipation/texas-emancipation-of-minor-law/#sthash.c0bbiaeM.dpuf
cbg
Super Moderator
At 15, you cannot be emancipated at all. At 16, you can only be emancipated if you are ALREADY living outside the home.
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