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What is the emancipation process?
<p>I am looking into emancipation and was wondering what the process looks like. I live in PA. Any information will help.</p>

<p>There are a number of pages that are relevant, for example <a href="https://www.lccpa.org/pathfinder/EmancipationMinorPathfinder.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> (Lehigh county), <a href="https://www.palawhelp.org/resource/emancipation-of-minors" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>  written by MidPenn Legal Services, <a href="https://www.palawhelp.org/files/A50D42DC-FCAA-1883-E79C-9619DF2007FA/attachments/24F525D6-4B5E-4E65-A857-9325F6655C7C/4_emancipation.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> (PAlawhelp) and <a href="https://www.eriebar.com/public/e-law/emancipation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> (Erie County). There is no statute regarding emancipation, which means that the courts deal with the issue on an ad hoc basis. The process is basically that you file a petition with the Court of Common Pleas, there will be a hearing, and the judge will issue a ruling. There is no specific form, instead you would need to hire an attorney to file a petition etc. The process focuses on the specific reason for emancipation, for example &quot;for medical consent&quot;, or to get around the fact that you have to go to the school in the district where your parents live. Bear in mind that what emancipation means is &quot;being treated as an adult&quot;, where no court order will give you the right to purchase alcohol under-age. No emancipation hearing is required to receive public assistance. The Erie county page gives more information on reasons where a court hearing is not required (rights that flow from already being married, and the complication of medical consent plus the higher bar that must be clear for an abortion). <a href="https://www.palawhelp.org/resource/family-law-manual" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This page</a> provides a general Pennsylvania Family Law manual.</p>
