Can You Become Emancipated at the Age of 16 in Arkansas

That is only one of the many requirements.

Could you elaborate?

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Quoting joeya

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In order for a judge to grant emancipation, you have to prove that you can provide a stable income, correct?

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Let's type this slowly:

Full market rent
Utilities
Food
Clothing
Transportation
Health insurance
Sundry items.

All while maintaining better-than-good grades.

And bearing in mind that state law limits the hours during which a teen can work.

And despite your attitude, you still somehow expect the kind volunteers here to help?

Gosh. How I miss being 16.

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Ok - I truly have to wonder.

Have you and your little darling princess actually met in real life?

I just took a look at the emancipation laws for Arkansas.

EVEN AN EMANCIPATED MINOR STILL NEEDS PARENTAL PERMISSION TO GET MARRIED.

Don't take my word for it. Look it up.

http://www.arlegalservices.org/files/FSEmancipation.pdf

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Quoting cbg

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I just took a look at the emancipation laws for Arkansas.

EVEN AN EMANCIPATED MINOR STILL NEEDS PARENTAL PERMISSION TO GET MARRIED.

Don't take my word for it. Look it up.

http://www.arlegalservices.org/files/FSEmancipation.pdf

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But where's the fun in having to Google it yourself?! It's much easier to simply ask on a legal forum and then cop a 'tude, surely?

:D

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I mean, you must know best since yelling at kids in need of help is what you do best.

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It's really adorable that you want to be treated like an adult, but also want to pull the "But I'm just a KID! DON'T BE MEAN TO KIDS!" card. Which do you want, kid? To have your cake, or to eat it? You can only have the protections of childhood OR the privileges of adulthood, you can't have both.

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In order for a judge to grant emancipation, you have to prove that you can provide a stable income, correct?

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You have to prove that you've already been living on your own, supporting yourself 100%, paying market rate rent, all of your utilities and expenses, including health insurance, with ZERO help from anyone else. In Indiana, however, there is no statute governing the emancipation of minors. It is usually bundled in with other court proceedings, such as the parents' divorce and custody proceedings. In Arkansas, your parents have to agree to the emancipation.

It's NOT HAPPENING, no matter how much you stomp your little foot and argue.

Yeah, we actually have. We use to live closer, but like I said, there was that whole custody bullshit. And Im sorry Im acting like a dick. Youve been more help to me than the others. And I understand that most of you think that teens now a days are all spoiled and uneducated. Well, i guess Im one of those few. Um... So youre saying if I got a job, chances are emancipation couldnt happen?

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that getting a job is not the sole criteria. You need to have a job, or a source of income, that is sufficient to pay 100% of your own expenses; you need to prove to the satisfaction of the judge that emancipation is in your best interest; and you need parental permission. ALL of the above. You also need to be 17 - in your state a 16 year old cannot be emancipated EVEN IF he has the job, the permission, and the judicially sufficient reason.

This. Is. The. Law. and it is not going to change because you find it inconvenient.

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Quoting joeya

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Yeah, we actually have. We use to live closer, but like I said, there was that whole custody bullshit. And Im sorry Im acting like a dick. Youve been more help to me than the others. And I understand that most of you think that teens now a days are all spoiled and uneducated. Well, i guess Im one of those few. Um... So youre saying if I got a job, chances are emancipation couldnt happen?

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Can I put it another way hon?

Emancipation is intended for teens who, through no fault of their own, have found themselves in a position where they need to legal ability to get the power switched to their name, etc.

There's a reason why even in the states that DO have statutory allowances for emancipation the courts will look for just about any reason to deny the petition.

I know - it's not what you want to read. But it is the reality. And let's face it - you're both 16. The chances of you being together in even two years are slim.

Wait out those two years. That's the mature thing to do.

I understand its the law, I just want a firm grasp on understanding it.