Anyone know the specifics of teenage emancipation in the state of Texas?
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Sec. 31.001. REQUIREMENTS. \n\n(a) A minor may petition to have the disabilities of minority removed for limited or general purposes if the minor is:\n\n(1) a resident of this state;\n\n(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\n\n(3) self-supporting and managing the minor's own financial affairs.\n\n(b) A minor may file suit under this chapter in the minor's own name. The minor need not be represented by next friend.\n\n\nSec. 31.002. REQUISITES OF PETITION; VERIFICATION. (a) The petition for removal of disabilities of minority must state:\n\n(1) the name, age, and place of residence of the petitioner;\n\n(2) the name and place of residence of each living parent;\n\n(3) the name and place of residence of the guardian of the person and the guardian of the estate, if any;\n\n(4) the name and place of residence of the managing conservator, if any;\n\n(5) the reasons why removal would be in the best interest of the minor; and\n\n(6) the purposes for which removal is requested.\n\n(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.
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Need to be court ordered first..then the Feds will make sure you get it! Texas has a very strict childsupport enforcement !!! Your lucky to live there.
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Ohio does not allow the emancipation of minors. To be emancipated, you would have to join one of the armed forces or marry. To avoid school, you could take the GED.
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If a petition for emancipation is not filed, then 18 is the age of majority in Pennsylvania.\nhttp://www.amber-net.org/amberstatutes.htm\n\nYou will want to read these pages on emancipation.\n\nEmancipation of Minors\nhttp://www.nwls.org/emancipation_of_minors.htm\n\n"Emancipation in Pennsylvania"\nhttp://www.jlc.org/home/mediacenter/factsheets/FAQEMN.html
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It is emancipation, and you should know there's more than just signing papers involved.  I'm sure it varies from state to state, but in California you would be required to show several things to a judge before your emancipation would be granted.  The previous answerer says they've been emancipated, so maybe they could tell you more about the process.
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Contact Texas Social Services Department.
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It's called the age of majority. No, it is not legal in all 50 states. Infact, pertaining to firearms and liquor, it is ONLY a possibility in Louisiana. Now, as for emancipation (where a minor becomes independent of his/her parents), that is possible in ALL 50 states. They still may not purchase controlled substances OR vote until they are of the age mandated by the state. However, they are legally responsible for all of their own actions, financial commitments, etc.
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Your best bet is to talk it over with your parents and your sister to see if you can come to an agreement.  Legally, you can get a lawyer and pursue the status of an emancipated minor, but that takes money and time.  Odds are at 17 you haven't got the money, and by the time it was over you'd be 18 and free anyway.  \n\nNow, if there is actual abuse going on, get in touch with a local child abuse advocacy group or file a complaint with local law enforcement.
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The first two obviously don't know what the term means, and jp is has erronious information.  Some state's (like Texas) will continue prosecution even if the parents opt out of prosecuting.  \n\nNot sure the jailtime, but one things for sure, he'll most likely be labled a "sex offender" and have to register his address on the state's website for all to see, and he won't be able to live within 1000 feet of a school, bus stop, park, or church.  it's 2000 in some communities.\n\n\nIt would appear that some edu-ma-cation is in order here: \n\nStatutory Rape is CONSENTUAL sex with someone who is not of legal age to give consent.  IOW, it's screwing while in junior and high school for most of the country.
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I think the laws are state wide- I have a 21 year old friend, who was looking into becoming emancipated for financial reasons. He's been out on his own since age 17, with no support from anyone in his family (admirable, huh?). Yet he's having probelms with financial aid for school because they will not, in our great state of Pennsylvania, condiser you financially responsible for yourself until you are 23. Anyway, he looked into the process and from what I understand, there really ISN'T a way-- at least he had no luck and that was the end result of his research.\nGood luck though- I hope for your sake that I'm wrong.
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http://www.sll.state.tx.us/\n\nstart here and see what you find
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Can't find anything specific for Texas, however, check with building and transportation, zoning, and don't forget ADA. Parking lots must be handicapped assessable.
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Texas Curfew Violations\nSec. 28-172. Offenses.\n\n(a) It shall be unlawful far any minor to knowingly remain, walk, run, stand. drive or ride about, in or upon any public place in the city between the hours of 12:00 at night (midnight) and 6:00 a.m. on any day of the week or between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. \n\n(b) It shall be unlawful for the parent or guardian having legal custody of a minor to knowingly allow or permit the minor to be in violation of the curfew imposed in section 28-172(a) of this Code. \n\n(c) Violations of this section shall be punishable as provided in section 1-6 of this Code. \n\nSec. 28-173. Defenses.\n\nIt is a defense to prosecution under section 28-172 of this Code that: \n\n(a) The minor was accompanied by his or her parent or guardian; \n\n(b) The minor was accompanied by an adult designated by his or her parent or guardian; \n\n(c) The minor was on an errand made necessary by an emergency; \n\n(d) The minor was attending a school, religious, or government-sponsored activity or was traveling to or from a school, religious, or government-sponsored activity; \n\n(e) The minor was engaged in an (sic) lawful employment activity or was going directly to or coming directly from lawful employment; \n\n(f) The minor was on the sidewalk of the place where he or she resides; \n\n(g) The minor was on an errand directed by his or her parent or guardian; \n\n(h) The minor was in a motor vehicle involved in intrastate or interstate transportation; \n\n(i) The minor was engaged in, participating in, or traveling to or from any event, function or activity for which the application of section 28-172 of this Code would contravene his or her rights protected by the Texas or United States Constitutions; \n\n(j) The minor was married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with chapter 31 or the Texas Family Code; or \n\n(k) With respect to the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. only, that the offense occurred during the school summer vacation break period of the school in which the minor is enrolled or on a holiday observed by the closure of classes in the school in which the minor is enrolled or that the minor has graduated from high school or received a high school equivalency certificate.
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It's not possible to set out the law in every state. If you visit your county law library, the librarian can help you look in ALR (American Law Reports, Annotated) for any analysis of this subject, state by state.\n\nHere's a general discussion of the rights and powers of an emancipated minor, in those states that recognize such status: http://www.jlc.org/index.php/factsheets/emancipationus\nIn many or most states, a minor who is married gains substantial right of autonomy automatically.\n\nThe more interesting question is whether a contract by an emancipated minor valid in one state is valid in another. I would say that the modern view is "yes". But you can't be sure without doing research, and that takes time.
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I think that emancipated means that you no longer live with your parents and are now legally responsible for yourself, even tho you are not of legal age yet.  You have to go to court for this to happen.
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Try your local District Court.  Ask where you can get papers for emancipation.
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A minor over the age of 16 may petition the court to become emancipated.  This allows her to be independent.  The link below explains and offers more information and links to forms.  Otherwise, she is stuck there until 18.