what I was more specifically asking is if anyone believes that "Not being able to get a job" would be enough for a judge to order me emancipated.
No. Rather, "not being able to get a job" will be all the judge needs to throw out your petition.
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what I was more specifically asking is if anyone believes that "Not being able to get a job" would be enough for a judge to order me emancipated.
No. Rather, "not being able to get a job" will be all the judge needs to throw out your petition.
I'm very positive the law has been changed, I have a friend right now who is 17 and is living away from her parents. I have another who has dealt with both the police and friend of the court, and they have told her that she can move out, without emancipation whenever she feels because she is 17. She is currently waiting to get a car though.
I still have yet to contact the Friend of the Court myself due to inept hours, but I will, and when I have confirmation from one of their employees, I will post the information I got if I can.
Have them give you the citation for the statute, and please do share it.
Alright, unfortunately, I was short of time and forgot to ask for the statue, but, when I contacted the Chief of Police they redirected me to someone, and he made it clear to me that it is legal for a 17 year old to move out. Parents still carry medical care of the child, and I cannot remember correctly, but there was something about financial as well, I cannot remember fully, I'm sorry. However, I do plan on calling them again soon, as well as the Probate Court, if you have better hours than myself and may be able to contact them, I suggest you do. If you are under 18, it would be best to lie about your age, because chances are they will lie to you if you do not. I began talking to the operator they put me on the line with and he made it sound like it was illegal, until I said I was doing it for my brother, making me sound older, and he gave me the information then.
Probate Court: 832-6880
You're local Cheif of Police is a good place as well.
I will attempt to get the statute as soon as possible, sadly I have a hectic schedule lately, I hope to get it sorted out and have the information as soon as I can.
Until somebody produces the statute (which, as I have previously indicated, does not exist) holding that you can legally move out at 17... I must reiterate that under Michigan law, a 17-year-old is a minor and can be required to live at home with his or her parents.
Police department policies do not change the law.
Actually, if you ask me, from all your replies I have read, you just don't want that to be true. It sounds like you are a crusader against children getting what they feel they need. Perhaps you should not try to trick the kids, when we find out, it will just make us do something out of anger. What a tangled web adults leave, when they think children are naive.
But you still haven't shown us a statute that proves us wrong, have you?
If accurately reported, I suspect that the police department's reasoning may come from the fact that, at 17 in Michigan, a minor is considered an adult for criminal law purposes. They might perceive little gain in trying to intervene as law enforcement in a situation where they cannot pursue a criminal penalty, even though the minor is not emancipated. But that still would boil down to department policy, not the law - in Michigan the age of majority is 18, not 17.