Emancipation Help for Kansas

[redpunkrocker]

hey dudes i live in kansas and have a really screwed up relationship with my parents and its so bad now ill do anything to get out of here. im 15 and i started checking out emancipation today, i know you need to be 16, but ill be 16 in 2 months and i have a job lined up this summer

first i wanted to ask, if i use money i was paid and legally buy stuff, like clothes and music, do my parents have a right to steal it and destroy it?
also was is legal when my dad called me a **** up and kicked me out of the house because he came and found me later?

and mostly what do i need to have on a petition, and i dont know the first thing about getting it to a judge so how do i do that?

thanks, this is cool that you help people for free

[aaron]

According to the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri,

Yes. In Kansas, everyone 16 or over or who is married is recognized as an adult in all matters relating to contracts, property rights, and liabilities - and has the capacity to sue or be sued.

Another way to gain legal adult status before you turn 18 is through emancipation. Emancipation means you are self-supporting, free from parental control, and you have all the rights and responsibilities that come with adulthood. In Kansas, if you are accompanied by someone over 21, you can apply for emancipation by filing a petition stating your age, that you have lived in Kansas for at least one year, and the reasons that you want to gain the rights and responsibilities of an adult. A judge may grant you emancipated minor status if he or she finds that you are of sound mind, that you can transact your own affairs, and that your best interest is promoted through emancipation.

Your county family court may be able to provide you with information on how to initiate an emancipation petition.