Emancipating in Colorado

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Colorado

Hello all,

My name is Jake and I have a few questions about emancipation in Colorado. Let me first start by stating that while I'm 15, my intent is to attempt to be emancipated at the age of 16. I'm currently in my junior year of high school (skipped sophomore year) and will be in my senior year next year (16 years old). I'm working at an awesome company right now, and they pay very well. I'm taking all of my courses online and I have A's in all of my classes. I'd like to be emancipated at 16-years old because the company I work for will hire me full time with more hours, higher pay, and healthcare. My wage would most definitely be enough to pay for an apartment, food, clothes, and other bills. It's a very secure job, but even if it does fall through I have other well paying jobs waiting for me (connections, etc). My parents have promised to give me all the money for college tuition (they've been saving for a long time) if I'm emancipated.

My question is, what do I need to do to attempt this? Like I've said, my parents will support me in this attempt. Do I need to contact the state for more information?

Your state does not have a means by which a minor can go into court and come out emancipated. Colorado may - MAY - consider a minor emancipated if he is ALREADY living on his own and ALREADY paying all his own expenses.

If you had read the stickies as you were told to do, you would have found the following:

Quoting Colorado Code 19-1-103. Definitions
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(45) "Emancipated juvenile", as used in section 19-2-511, means a juvenile over fifteen years of age and under eighteen years of age who has, with the real or apparent assent of the juvenile's parents, demonstrated independence from the juvenile's parents in matters of care, custody, and earnings. The term may include, but shall not be limited to, any such juvenile who has the sole responsibility for the juvenile's own support, who is married, or who is in the military.

Keep in mind that emancipation does NOT free you from other age related rules. An emancipated minor under the age of 18 still cannot vote, use tobacco products, drink alcohol, etc. I did not look up child labor laws (after all, if you're old enough and mature enough to be living on your own, you're old enough and mature enough to do your own research; there's a limit to how much spoon feeding I'm prepared to do for someone who claims to be adult enough be be on his own) but IF there are age limits to how long you can work or in what jobs, emancipation will not make those laws go away.