Emancipation in Missouri

[annac2010]

My mom and I have came to the conclusion that I should be emancipated. She told me today that she has nothing against it, and I needed to find out information about how to have it done.
How old do I have to be to be emancipated? I'm currently 15, turning 16 in June.
I have financial support, because 3 years ago my dad died in a car accident and as long as I'm in school, I recieve social security money, and I already have a place to live.

Help? :]

[panther10758]

According to the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri,

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Quoting Missouri Emancipation Law
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In Missouri, a minor may be emancipated in one of three ways:
1) your parents may give express consent to a court that they are waiving their parental rights;

2) your parents may give implied consent, which would apply in situations where you have been living on your own, supporting yourself, and for all practical purposes your parents have relinquished their parental rights; and

3) you experience a significant change in your societal status-such as an enlistment in the military or marriage.
As in Kansas, emancipation requires the ruling of a judge.

[annac2010]

Is there a certain age?